Chapter 4 of Zenobia is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Zenobia is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme. Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not. Nor yet is it Palmyrene. Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?' 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
Chapter 4 of Zenobia is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading “'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.”
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'”
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading “Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.”
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading “'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.”
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.”
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.”
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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 Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
possessing material wealth
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
relating to or characteristic of people of Rome
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Sure am I, it is not Roman, Ovid has it not.
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
express in words
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Fausta, I am in earnest in what I have said.
at the time that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
in or at the place that
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
but in spite of that
From this reading Nor yet is it Palmyrene.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Where, Lucius, tell me where you learned this new dialect, which runs so sweetly when woman is the theme.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do we owe it to a rich invention of your own?'
Chapter 4 of Zenobia by William Ware holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 4 holds 413 sentences of Zenobia, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Zenobia by William Ware exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Work through the 83 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Zenobia, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
