Chapter 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had not yet returned. She was seized with a mortal terror. Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses? Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness? In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
Chapter 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 16/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 76–80
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
possessive form of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading “Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?”
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading “Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?”
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading “Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?”
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading “In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.”
subject to death
From this reading “She was seized with a mortal terror.”
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading “In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
possessive form of “architect” — someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons)
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
unhappy in love; suffering from unrequited love
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
an impulsive scatterbrained manner
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had not yet returned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had not yet returned.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
subject to death
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had not yet returned.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
by chance
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading He had not yet returned.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
cut with a saw
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
past form of “seize” — take hold of; grab
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Had he on his way back to his rooms been seized with a fresh attack of giddiness?
in or at the place that
From this reading In spirit she saw the heavy man incapable of raising himself, dying perhaps where he had fallen.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Had the architect's wine bereft him of his senses?
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was seized with a mortal terror.
but in spite of that
From this reading He had not yet returned.
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