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 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away." "But what can I do, then? The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor. The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well. It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
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 25/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 121–125
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading “This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."”
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.”
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading “It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But what can I do, then?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "But what can I do, then?
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But what can I do, then?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
destroyed or killed
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
go away from a place
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
and nothing more
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
by chance
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
a state of acute pain
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor said--" "Never mind the doctor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "But what can I do, then?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
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From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading This time I only mean that we two together are not strong enough to carry him away."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But what can I do, then?
hairpiece covering the head and made of real or synthetic hair
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be gone to-morrow, perhaps by sundown, and the only pain it will leave behind, he will feel under his wig.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The complaint your father is suffering from is one I know well.
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