Chapter 19 of Cleopatra — Complete is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 19 of Cleopatra — Complete is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra. Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan. The resolve made the day before was the right one. To-day she would begin its execution. Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
Chapter 19 of Cleopatra — Complete is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.”
a possible event or occurrence or result
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading “To-day she would begin its execution.”
come to pass
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “The resolve made the day before was the right one.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
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 Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
a possible event or occurrence or result
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
putting a condemned person to death
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
come to pass
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The resolve made the day before was the right one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Night brought little sleep to Cleopatra.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Memory followed memory, plan was added to plan.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Whatever might happen, she was prepared for every contingency.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To-day she would begin its execution.
Chapter 19 of Cleopatra — Complete by Georg Ebers holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 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 19 holds 169 sentences of Cleopatra — Complete, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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