Chapter 17 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ADORER II. Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ... Ció passa la beltate ... De la mia donna ...
Chapter 17 of Very Woman (Sixtine) is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading “Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...”
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading “De la mia donna ...”
the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
From this reading “Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...”
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading “Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...”
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading “Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...”
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In this reading “De la mia donna ...”
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someone who admires a young woman
From this reading THE ADORER II.
an elaborate song for solo voice
From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Ció passa la beltate ...
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Ció passa la beltate ...
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading De la mia donna ...
an Italian woman of rank
From this reading De la mia donna ...
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE ADORER II.
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading Ció passa la beltate ...
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From this reading De la mia donna ...
the upper part of a glacier (beyond the limit of perpetual snow) where the snow turns to ice
From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ció passa la beltate ...
European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot
From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
plural of “plume” — anything that resembles a feather in shape or lightness
From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ADORER II.
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From this reading Peacock Plumes "Aria Serena, guand'apar l'albore E bianca neve scender senza vento ...
Chapter 17 of Very Woman (Sixtine) by Remy de Gourmont holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 17 holds 129 sentences of Very Woman (Sixtine), unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 17 of Very Woman (Sixtine) by Remy de Gourmont exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 129 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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