Chapter 27 of Those barren leaves is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Those barren leaves is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him. “Marvellous, isn’t it?” Mrs. Aldwinkle had said. Rome was one of her private properties. “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
Chapter 27 of Those barren leaves is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 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.
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading “From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.”
a high place
From this reading “From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading ““But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading ““Marvellous, isn’t it?””
plural of “property” — something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “Rome was one of her private properties.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “Rome was one of her private properties.”
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading ““But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.”
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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movable property (as distinguished from real estate)
In this reading “Rome was one of her private properties.”
move outward
In this reading “From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.”
In this reading “From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.”
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From this reading Mrs. Aldwinkle had said.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Aldwinkle had said.
a high place
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Marvellous, isn’t it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Marvellous, isn’t it?”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Marvellous, isn’t it?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Aldwinkle had said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
plural of “property” — something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Aldwinkle had said.
a person who is owned by someone
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “But every stone of it,” said Mr. Falx, “raised by slave labour.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the heights of the Pincio Mr. Falx denounced the city that lay spread out below him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rome was one of her private properties.
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