Chapter 37 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DREAMLAND. It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings. Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed. I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs. I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
Chapter 37 of Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.”
a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
From this reading “DREAMLAND.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.”
according to the clock
From this reading “It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.”
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
in a state of sleep
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
From this reading DREAMLAND.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
temporary living quarters
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
according to the clock
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
past form of “reel” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
in a strange manner
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too much exhausted to think, I hurried to my bed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It must have been two o'clock in the morning before I reached my lodgings.
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From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I lay down, and was asleep in an instant.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I remember now that I reeled strangely as I went up-stairs.
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