Chapter 15 of Cleopatra is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Cleopatra is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber. I started up. Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream? It could be nothing but a dream? It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
Chapter 15 of Cleopatra is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.”
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading “OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?”
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.”
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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 Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It could be nothing but a dream?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It could be nothing but a dream?
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
beautiful and charismatic queen of Egypt; mistress of Julius Caesar and later of Mark Antony; killed herself to avoid capture by Octavian (69-30 BC)
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It could be nothing but a dream?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
at any time
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
destroyed or killed
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading It could be nothing but a dream?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
on one occasion
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I started up.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Surely, I, too, had dreamed a dream?
someone who betrays his country by committing treason
From this reading It could not be that I woke to know myself a _traitor!_ That the opportunity had gone for ever!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I started up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
the words that are spoken
From this reading OF THE AWAKING OF HARMACHIS; OF THE SIGHT OF DEATH; OF THE COMING OF CLEOPATRA; AND OF HER COMFORTABLE WORDS Once more I woke; it was to find myself in my own chamber.
Chapter 15 of Cleopatra by H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 143 sentences of Cleopatra, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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