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.
Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise. My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread. I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future." "Girl!" exclaimed Pollux. "Why, what has been happening to you?
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 54/61 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.”
make void or empty of contents
From this reading “My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.”
an event that happens
From this reading “"Why, what has been happening to you?”
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading “My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.”
the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
From this reading “"Girl!" exclaimed Pollux.”
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 My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
any thing at all
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
for the reason that
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Why, what has been happening to you?
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
at any time
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Girl!" exclaimed Pollux.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
yet to be or coming
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
a young female
From this reading "Girl!" exclaimed Pollux.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
an event that happens
From this reading "Why, what has been happening to you?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, what has been happening to you?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
in a keen or penetrating way
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart is empty, and if I ever feel anything keenly, it is dread.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
in other respects or ways
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
the brightest star in Gemini; close to Castor
From this reading "Girl!" exclaimed Pollux.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
carry out
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
a special situation
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have long since ceased to expect any thing good of the future."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Otherwise I take what each day brings, because I can not do otherwise.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, what has been happening to you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, what has been happening to you?
Chapter 1 of The Emperor — Volume 02 by Georg Ebers holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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 1 holds 309 sentences of The Emperor — Volume 02, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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