Chapter 8 of Aurelian is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Aurelian is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM PISO TO FAUSTA. Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable. Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent. They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation. Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
Chapter 8 of Aurelian is here in full — 551 sentences across 111 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.”
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.”
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.”
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading “Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.”
thrust or throw into
From this reading “They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.”
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading “They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.”
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading “Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.”
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
matters of personal concern
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
sad beyond comforting; incapable of being consoled
From this reading Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
become part of; become a member of a group or organization
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
greenbottle flies
From this reading Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marcus and Lucilia are inconsolable.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
not any; not one
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
thrust or throw into
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have no resource but to plunge into affairs and drive away memory by some active and engrossing occupation.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM PISO TO FAUSTA.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Their grief, I fear, will be lasting as it is violent.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet they cannot always live abroad; they must at times return to themselves and join the company of their own thoughts.
Chapter 8 of Aurelian by William Ware holds 551 sentences, grouped into 111 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 8 holds 551 sentences of Aurelian, unabridged, divided into 111 reading sections.
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