Chapter 2 of In the name of Time is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In the name of Time is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARCOMIR. And you think Of starting--when? CARLOMAN. Now: we are on the road. ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
Chapter 2 of In the name of Time is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading “ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]”
to come or go into
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “Now: we are on the road.”
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading “ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]”
the place where some action occurs
From this reading “ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “And you think Of starting--when?”
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
From this reading “ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]”
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travelling about
In this reading “Now: we are on the road.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “And you think Of starting--when?”
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perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
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From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
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From this reading CARLOMAN.
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From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
to come or go into
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
the site in Rome containing the church of Rome and the Lateran Palace
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
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From this reading MARCOMIR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
the place where some action occurs
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Now: we are on the road.
at the time that
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And you think Of starting--when?
a Hebrew minor prophet of the late 6th century BC
From this reading ACT II SCENE: _An audience-chamber in the old Lateran Palace, Rome._ [_Enter_ ZACHARIAS _and_ DAMIANI.]
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