Chapter 8 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!" DE MUSSET. Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours. Everything seemed so different in the morning. There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
Chapter 8 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.”
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading “Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.”
a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
From this reading “"Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.”
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “"Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"”
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading “Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
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From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
without comfort
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Everything seemed so different in the morning.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything seemed so different in the morning.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
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From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
engage in
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Everything seemed so different in the morning.
French poet and writer (1810-1857)
From this reading DE MUSSET.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
A terrifying or distressing dream.
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
a fine strong sheer silky fabric made of silk or rayon or nylon
From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
not any; not one
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
above and across; more than
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
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From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
with speed
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything seemed so different in the morning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything seemed so different in the morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading "Ninon, Ninon, que fais-tu de la vie!"
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no thrill of excitement now, nothing to make her blood run quickly.
showing curiosity
From this reading Arithelli awoke next day in her comfortless room, and lay wondering over the waking nightmare of the past hours.
Chapter 8 of The Hippodrome by Rachel Hayward holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 8 holds 120 sentences of The Hippodrome, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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