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Chapter 6 of The Well of Saint Clare is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly: "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!" A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.
Chapter 6 of The Well of Saint Clare is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:”
plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “"No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"”
a purple color or pigment
From this reading “"No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"”
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading “"No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:”
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading “A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.”
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading “One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:”
clean with some chemical process
From this reading “One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:”
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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 One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
possessive form of “catherine” — first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
demanding attention
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.
go away from a place
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
plural of “perfume” — a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
a purple color or pigment
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
From this reading "No, no! leave the blood, leave it; never rob me of my purple and my perfumes!"
any loose flowing garment
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
the state of being free from danger or injury
From this reading A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading A SOUND SECURITY TO HENRI LAVEDAN A SOUND SECURITY _.
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
in spite of the fact that
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
clean with some chemical process
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
in the company of; together with
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading One of the women made as though to wash away with a sponge the blood that covered St. Catherine's robe, but she stopped her, crying out eagerly:
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