Chapter 36 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple. It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks. The door was closed. A service was being held. It would be out at five o'clock.
Chapter 36 of Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading “It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.”
king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
From this reading “THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.”
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
From this reading “It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.”
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading “It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.”
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading “THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.”
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading “THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.”
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.”
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading “THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.”
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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 THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading A service was being held.
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
king of the Franks and Holy Roman Emperor; conqueror of the Lombards and Saxons (742-814)
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The door was closed.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door was closed.
of or associated with a church (especially a Christian Church)
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
plural of “frank” — a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading A service was being held.
showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
according to the clock
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
a grand and imposing entrance (often extended metaphorically)
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading It represented the seat of Charlemagne's political and ecclesiastical power--the capitol of the ancient Franks.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading A service was being held.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
plural of “traveler” — a person who changes location
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TOMB OF CHARLEMAGNE In a few minutes the two travelers reached the side portal of the hoary temple.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door was closed.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be out at five o'clock.
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