Chapter 19 of Heralds of Empire is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 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 Heralds of Empire is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness. Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me? "It was too late! He will die!" "Draw back the curtain!
Chapter 19 of Heralds of Empire is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.”
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “"Draw back the curtain!”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “"Draw back the curtain!”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?”
shake, as from cold
From this reading “AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.”
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading “AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.”
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?”
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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 AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
aroused or activated
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Draw back the curtain!
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading "Draw back the curtain!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading He will die!"
cause to move by pulling
From this reading "Draw back the curtain!
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will die!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was too late!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "It was too late!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
shake, as from cold
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
forceful prevention; putting down by power or authority
From this reading AFTERWARD A long shudder, and I had awakened in stifling darkness.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Draw back the curtain!
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It was too late!
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Was I dreaming, or were there voices, English voices, talking about me?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will die!"
Chapter 19 of Heralds of Empire by Agnes C. Laut holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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