Chapter 2 of Count Julian is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Count Julian is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Muza_. Him who was king, I seek. He came arrayed as herald to this tent. _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise. _Muza_.
Chapter 2 of Count Julian is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading “He came arrayed as herald to this tent.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “_Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.”
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading “_Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.”
foreshadow or presage
From this reading “He came arrayed as herald to this tent.”
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading “_Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.”
try to get or reach
From this reading “Him who was king, I seek.”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “He came arrayed as herald to this tent.”
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading “_Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.”
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From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
a female human offspring
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
A means of altering one's appearance to conceal one's identity.
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
foreshadow or presage
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Muza_.
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
by chance
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
try to get or reach
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading _Abd._ Thy daughter! was she nigh? perhaps for her Was this disguise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He came arrayed as herald to this tent.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
which person or people
From this reading Him who was king, I seek.
Chapter 2 of Count Julian by Walter Savage Landor holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 391 sentences of Count Julian, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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