Chapter 26 of The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Unorna struggled for a moment. The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free. She rose to her feet and stood before him. “You have dreamed all this,” she said. “I am not Beatrice.”
Chapter 26 of The Witch of Prague: A Fantastic Tale is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading “The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.”
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading ““I am not Beatrice.””
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading ““You have dreamed all this,” she said.”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “Unorna struggled for a moment.”
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.”
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading “The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Unorna struggled for a moment.
(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 “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not Beatrice.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “I am not Beatrice.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unorna struggled for a moment.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not Beatrice.”
past form of “loose” — grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
a particular point in time
From this reading Unorna struggled for a moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading Unorna struggled for a moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose to her feet and stood before him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Unorna struggled for a moment.
someone who leads a wandering unsettled life
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Wanderer did not understand, but loosed his arms, so that she was free.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have dreamed all this,” she said.
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