Chapter 29 of The Venetians is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Venetians is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.” Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence. “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked. “Is all over and done with between you and me? Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
Chapter 29 of The Venetians is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.”
terminate
From this reading “Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?””
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?””
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ““Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ““’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
(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 “Is all over and done with between you and me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
terminate
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
and nothing more
From this reading Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
above and across; more than
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
Identical; not different.
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Does this mean the end of love?” he asked.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “’TIS NOT THE SAME NOW, NEVER MORE CAN BE.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
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From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Vansittart was the first to break that agony of silence.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Is love only a dream that we have dreamed?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is all over and done with between you and me?
Chapter 29 of The Venetians by M. E. (Mary Elizabeth) Braddon holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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.
Chapter 29 holds 303 sentences of The Venetians, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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