Chapter 2 of Count Alarcos is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Count Alarcos is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III:1:9 ALAR. She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust. III:1:10 PRIOR. And thou? III:1:11 ALAR.
Chapter 2 of Count Alarcos is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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of or relating to the axil
From this reading “III:1:9 ALAR.”
have
From this reading “She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.”
a young person of either sex
From this reading “She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.”
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.”
a strong sexual desire
From this reading “She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.”
earlier in time
From this reading “III:1:10 PRIOR.”
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “And thou?”
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From this reading III:1:9 ALAR.
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From this reading III:1:10 PRIOR.
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From this reading III:1:11 ALAR.
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From this reading III:1:9 ALAR.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
of or relating to the axil
From this reading III:1:9 ALAR.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And thou?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
have
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III:1:9 ALAR.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
a strong sexual desire
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
earlier in time
From this reading III:1:10 PRIOR.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading And thou?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
which person or people
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had a mother, if to bear Children be all that makes a mother: one Who looked on me, about to be her child, With eyes of lust.
Chapter 2 of Count Alarcos by Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield Disraeli holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 2 holds 434 sentences of Count Alarcos, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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