Chapter 14 of Zenobia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Zenobia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'No. He moves himself and comes toward us. How dark the night! I can make nothing of the form.' The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met. After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
Chapter 14 of Zenobia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
of short duration or distance
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.”
generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
From this reading “The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.”
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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 After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
the state of being absent
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
later than; following
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
of short duration or distance
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading How dark the night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How dark the night!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
engage in
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading How dark the night!
not any; not one
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I can make nothing of the form.'
on one occasion
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How dark the night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
in the direction of
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
generally agreed upon; not subject to dispute
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'No. He moves himself and comes toward us.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading After a brief absence it returned, and stopping as it came before us-- 'Fausta!' said a voice--once heard, not to be mistaken.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The figure passed us, and unchallenged by the sentinel whom it met.
Chapter 14 of Zenobia by William Ware holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 14 holds 395 sentences of Zenobia, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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