Chapter 13 of "Unto Caesar" is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of "Unto Caesar" is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST. JOHN I. 46. Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay. Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
Chapter 13 of "Unto Caesar" is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading “Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.”
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading “Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.”
plural of “exigency” — a pressing or urgent situation
From this reading “Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.”
a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
From this reading “"Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.”
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading “Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.”
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading “Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.”
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From this reading 46.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
placed in a grave
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
a very fine-grained soil that is plastic when moist but hard when fired
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
federal agency responsible for enforcing laws and regulations governing narcotics and controlled substances; goal is to immobilize drug trafficking organizations
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
plural of “exigency” — a pressing or urgent situation
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading JOHN I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading JOHN I.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
a historic town in northern Israel that is mentioned in the Gospels as the home of Joseph and Mary
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
having no definite form or distinct shape
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
having a supporting base
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
a simple seat without a back or arms
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Her fingers buried themselves in the soft substance or ran along the surface, as the exigencies of her task demanded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
a special situation
From this reading "Can there any good thing come out of Nazareth?"--ST.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dea Flavia was standing beside a tall stool, on the top of which--on a level with her hands--was a shapeless mass of clay.
Chapter 13 of "Unto Caesar" by Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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