Chapter 9 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now. "The King? Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead? God rest His Majesty." She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
Chapter 9 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.”
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
From this reading “She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.”
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?”
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading “God rest His Majesty."”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.”
add up in number or quantity
From this reading “She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.”
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading “She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God rest His Majesty."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading God rest His Majesty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
impressiveness in scale or proportion
From this reading God rest His Majesty."
not one, and not any
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading God rest His Majesty."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
successive (without a break)
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
express in words
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
add up in number or quantity
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The King?" he questioned, looking straight into Trusia's eyes now.
inclined to believe or confide readily; full of trust
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned from one to the other in total bewilderment; finally, as though trusting none other, she came to Carter for enlightenment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Does not your blood--your common heritage--tell you that the King is dead?
Chapter 9 of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch by Davis Brinton holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 9 holds 418 sentences of Trusia: A Princess of Krovitch, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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