Chapter 5 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier. Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia. "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake. Far away in Bohemia." DOLF WYLLARDE.
Chapter 5 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “"There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.”
a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading “Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.”
ludicrously odd
From this reading “Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.”
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “"When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “"There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “"There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “"There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “"There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.”
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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 "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
a historical area and former kingdom in the Czech Republic
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
terminate
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOLF WYLLARDE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
ludicrously odd
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
third-person singular of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
provided with artificial light
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
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 "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
and nothing more
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
not in physical motion
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
up to a particular time
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh! what fantastic lives they led, Far away in Bohemia.
at the time that
From this reading "When I look back on the days long fled, The memory grows still dreamier.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "There were laws that were only made to break, In a world that never seems half awake Till the lamps were lit--there were souls at stake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DOLF WYLLARDE.
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