Chapter 3 of Virgilia is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Virgilia is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But his mother was uneasy. "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said. "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia. The bearers have been resting long." "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
Chapter 3 of Virgilia is here in full — 497 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading “"I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.”
plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading “The bearers have been resting long."”
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “"I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “The bearers have been resting long."”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.”
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading “But his mother was uneasy.”
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.”
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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 "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
(used of persons or the military) characterized by having or bearing arms
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
plural of “bearer” — someone whose employment involves carrying something
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his mother was uneasy.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his mother was uneasy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading But his mother was uneasy.
on one occasion
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I have a strong stick," Martius said, laughing, "and Alexis is armed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The bearers have been resting long."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading But his mother was uneasy.
genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his mother was uneasy.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will carry thy chair, Virgilia.
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "It is wiser for thee to return home at once, Martius," she said.
Chapter 3 of Virgilia by Felicia Buttz Clark holds 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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 497 sentences of Virgilia, unabridged, divided into 100 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Virgilia by Felicia Buttz Clark exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 497 sentences, grouped into 100 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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