Chapter 16 of The Rome Express is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Rome Express is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love. The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested: “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice. “My name is Sabine—Charles.” “Sabine, darling.
Chapter 16 of The Rome Express is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:”
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading ““Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading ““Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.”
a special loved one
From this reading ““Sabine, darling.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading ““Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.”
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading ““My name is Sabine—Charles.””
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
a special loved one
From this reading “Sabine, darling.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “My name is Sabine—Charles.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
immediately past
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My name is Sabine—Charles.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “My name is Sabine—Charles.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
a river in eastern Texas that flows south into the Gulf of Mexico
From this reading “My name is Sabine—Charles.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
term of address for a man
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
up to a particular time
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading The time flew by far too fast, till at last Sir Charles, with a half-laugh, suggested:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They sat there, these two, hand locked in hand, saying little, satisfied now to be with each other and their new-found love.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you know, dearest Countess—” She corrected him in a soft, low voice.
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