Chapter 7 of Zenobia is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Zenobia is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.' 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you. One thing more would I ask. What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith? Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
Chapter 7 of Zenobia is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
From this reading “Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.”
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading “Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?”
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading “What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?”
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading “Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading One thing more would I ask.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
past form of “heed” — pay close attention to; give heed to
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading One thing more would I ask.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One thing more would I ask.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
plural of “prospect” — the possibility of future success
From this reading What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
plural of “report” — a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
a special situation
From this reading One thing more would I ask.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What think you of the prospects of the Christian faith?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Are the common reports of its rapid ascendency to be heeded?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Indeed we are,' said Fausta, 'and heartily do we thank you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One thing more would I ask.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'My friends,' said the princess, 'are, I am sure, grateful for what you have said, and they have heard.'
Chapter 7 of Zenobia by William Ware holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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 7 holds 410 sentences of Zenobia, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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