Chapter 1 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE. "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..." "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee." "The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES. THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
Chapter 1 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “"There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."”
made or joined or united into one
From this reading “"There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."”
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading “EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.”
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading “"There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."”
past form of “exhale” — expel air
From this reading “"The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."”
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
From this reading “"There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."”
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading “"The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES.”
Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
From this reading “EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.”
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In this reading “"The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."”
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From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
(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 "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
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From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.
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From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
made or joined or united into one
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
improved or corrected by critical editing
From this reading EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
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 THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
past form of “exhale” — expel air
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
set up or found
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading "The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
making or causing a harsh and irritating sound
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
a port and tourist center in southwestern Italy; capital of the Campania region
From this reading "The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
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From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
that is looked for
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
a special situation
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ENGLISH BOOK-PRESS: R. RISPOLI, CALATA TRINITÀ MAGGIORE, 53.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
at the time that
From this reading "There is a war, a chaos of the mind, When all its elements convulsed, combined, Like dark and jarring..."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "The Friendship which is Love--the Love which is Friendship" NAPLES.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading "The whole heart exhaled into One Want, I found the thing I sought, and that was--thee."
Spanish missionary and Jesuit who establish missionaries in Japan and Ceylon and the East Indies (1506-1552)
From this reading EDITED BY XAVIER MAYNE.
Chapter 1 of Imre: A Memorandum by Edward Prime-Stevenson holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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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