Chapter 14 of Imperium in Imperio is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Imperium in Imperio is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED. (Continued.) At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence. Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen. Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
Chapter 14 of Imperium in Imperio is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.”
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading “Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.”
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.”
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.”
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading “Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.”
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading “At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
without stop or interruption
From this reading (Continued.)
a female human offspring
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
having much knowledge or education
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
joined in matrimony
From this reading MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED.
-ing form of “meditate” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED.
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
causing distress or worry or anxiety
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading Viola's mother invited him in and informed him that Viola had not arisen.
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From this reading At ten o'clock on the next day, Bernard called at Viola's residence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading Thinking that her daughter had spent much of the night in meditating on whatever was troubling her, She had thought not to awaken her so early.
but in spite of that
From this reading MARRIED AND YET NOT MARRIED.
Chapter 14 of Imperium in Imperio by Sutton E. (Sutton Elbert) Griggs holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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