Chapter 14 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea. There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began. There was something about this sea she did not like. She was North-born. It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
Chapter 14 of The Pagan Madonna is here in full — 234 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading “There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.”
capable of winning favor
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
uttered with a trill
From this reading “It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
from appearances alone
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
capable of winning favor
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
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From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
plural of “mound” — (baseball) the slight elevation on which the pitcher stands
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
not any; not one
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was North-born.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
uttered with a trill
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was something about this sea she did not like.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Jane gazed through the doorway at the sea.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seemed to her that there was really less to fear from the Atlantic fury than from these oily, ingratiating, rolling mounds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
in or at the place that
From this reading There was apparently no horizon, no telling where the sea ended and the faded blue of the sky began.
Chapter 14 of The Pagan Madonna by Harold MacGrath holds 234 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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