Chapter 5 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it. Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk. Allah hafiz! (God protect you!) Go!” And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
Chapter 5 of Dreams and delights is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading “Allah hafiz!”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.”
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading ““Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.”
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading ““Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.”
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading ““Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “And she pushed him from her, and he fled.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.”
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading “(God protect you!) Go!””
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Muslim name for the one and only God
From this reading Allah hafiz!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
plural of “close” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
the male ruler of an empire
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading (God protect you!) Go!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading (God protect you!) Go!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Allah hafiz!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
From this reading (God protect you!) Go!”
past form of “push” — move with force
From this reading And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she pushed him from her, and he fled.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Exalted cousin, there is but one way from these rooms, and the Emperor closes it.
in or at the place that
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
during the time that
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fly to the room beyond my bed-chamber, the room of the marble bath, and hide where you can while I hold him in talk.
Chapter 5 of Dreams and delights by L. Adams (Lily Adams) Beck holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 5 holds 424 sentences of Dreams and delights, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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