Chapter 24 of The Created Legend is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Created Legend is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Once more alone! He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features. There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love. Would this white breast cease heaving? Would these clear eyes grow dim?
Chapter 24 of The Created Legend is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading “There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Would this white breast cease heaving?”
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading “Would this white breast cease heaving?”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.”
completely unclothed
From this reading “There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.”
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading “There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.”
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.”
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later than; following
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Once more alone!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
rid of obstructions
From this reading Would these clear eyes grow dim?
dearly loved
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading Would these clear eyes grow dim?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Would these clear eyes grow dim?
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading Would these clear eyes grow dim?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
an upward movement (especially a rhythmical rising and falling)
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Once more alone!
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
completely unclothed
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
on one occasion
From this reading Once more alone!
a word picture of a person's appearance and character
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
-ing form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat in his room, musing of her, recalling her dear features.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Would these clear eyes grow dim?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an album before him--portrait after portrait of her--naked, beautiful, calling to love, to the sweet solace of love.
a Caucasian
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would this white breast cease heaving?
Chapter 24 of The Created Legend by Fyodor Sologub holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 24 holds 141 sentences of The Created Legend, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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