Chapter 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods." "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor. "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill! Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to. Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
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 23/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 111–115
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in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading “Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.”
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading “"He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “"He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."”
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.”
an artist who creates sculptures
From this reading “"A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.”
plural of “snore” — the rattling noise produced when snoring
From this reading “"A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.”
move an implement through
From this reading “"He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
a young person of either sex
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
in mental comfort; without stress
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
take in liquids
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
divisible by two
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
showing or giving mercy
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
and nothing more
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
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From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
an artist who creates sculptures
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
plural of “snore” — the rattling noise produced when snoring
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
move an implement through
From this reading "He does not stir, he is immovable-- and his face--oh! merciful gods."
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "But the doctor told him--" "He is not even ill!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
which person or people
From this reading "A man who snores is not dead," said the sculptor.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Pontius only gave him stronger wine to drink than he is used to.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Let him be; he is sleeping with the pillow under his neck, as comfortably as a child.
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