Chapter 3 of Victor Serenus: A Story of the Pauline Era is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Victor Serenus: A Story of the Pauline Era is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE TOILS “By Pallas! A bird hath flown into our net. The tempest hath driven her to shelter.” “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?” “Thou judgest rightly.”
Chapter 3 of Victor Serenus: A Story of the Pauline Era is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “A bird hath flown into our net.”
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading ““A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?””
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “A bird hath flown into our net.”
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading “IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!”
pierce with many holes
From this reading ““A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?””
with honesty
From this reading ““Thou judgest rightly.””
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “The tempest hath driven her to shelter.””
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading “IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!”
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In this reading “A bird hath flown into our net.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The tempest hath driven her to shelter.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?”
an old form of “has”
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The tempest hath driven her to shelter.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Thou judgest rightly.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading A bird hath flown into our net.
(Greek mythology) goddess of wisdom and useful arts and prudent warfare; guardian of Athens; identified with Roman Minerva
From this reading IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!
pierce with many holes
From this reading “A riddle for my interpretation, Marcius?”
with honesty
From this reading “Thou judgest rightly.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The tempest hath driven her to shelter.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading The tempest hath driven her to shelter.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Thou judgest rightly.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The tempest hath driven her to shelter.”
plural of “toil” — productive work (especially physical work done for wages)
From this reading IN THE TOILS “By Pallas!
Chapter 3 of Victor Serenus: A Story of the Pauline Era by Henry Wood holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 3 holds 103 sentences of Victor Serenus: A Story of the Pauline Era, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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