Chapter 6 of The Sorceress of Rome is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Sorceress of Rome is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly. "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned. So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold. But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!" The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
Chapter 6 of The Sorceress of Rome is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.”
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading “"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.”
plural of “catacomb” — an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
From this reading “So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.”
with obstinate determination
From this reading “"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.”
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading “"But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “"But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.”
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading “The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.”
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading “"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.”
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person of exceptional holiness
In this reading “But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"”
In this reading “"A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.”
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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 "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
plural of “catacomb” — an underground tunnel with recesses where bodies were buried (as in ancient Rome)
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
with obstinate determination
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
gained or acquired; especially through merit or as a result of effort or action
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
coins made of gold
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
engage or hire for work
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
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From this reading The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
not any; not one
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The pilgrim regarded the speaker with ill-repressed rage.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A pyramid of gold shall not bribe me to it," replied the bravo doggedly.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading But the saints protect that holy man—I will not touch him!"
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "But I am a true man and will keep no hire which I have not earned.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So come with me to the catacombs, and I will restore all I have received of your gold.
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