Chapter 12 of Vittoria — Complete is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Vittoria — Complete is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella. Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door. They conversed very little on the way. 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly. 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
Chapter 12 of Vittoria — Complete is here in full — 641 sentences across 129 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.”
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading “Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.”
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading “They conversed very little on the way.”
close or warm friendship
From this reading “'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.”
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading “AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.”
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.”
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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 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
quickly and without warning
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
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From this reading Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.
past form of “conduct” — direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.
past form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
close or warm friendship
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
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From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
an ability that has been acquired by training
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
someone skilled at fencing
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading AT THE MAESTRO'S DOOR The house of the Maestro Rocco Ricci turned off the Borgo della Stella.
precisely as stated
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Carlo Ammiani conducted Vittoria to the maestro's door.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They conversed very little on the way.
any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'I have as much skill as belongs to a perfect intimacy with the weapon,' he answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You are a good swordsman?' she asked him abruptly.
Chapter 12 of Vittoria — Complete by George Meredith holds 641 sentences, grouped into 129 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 12 holds 641 sentences of Vittoria — Complete, unabridged, divided into 129 reading sections.
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