Chapter 7 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine. The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind. The Virgin and the Scales. Yes. And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
Chapter 7 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/39 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
From this reading “"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.”
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading “"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.”
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading “"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.”
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.”
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading “The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.”
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading “"_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.”
a person who has never had sex
From this reading “The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
decapod having eyes on short stalks and a broad flattened carapace with a small abdomen folded under the thorax and pincers
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
relating to or inhabiting a divine heaven
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
and nothing more
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
strike or drive against with a heavy impact
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
plural of “scale” — an ordered reference standard
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
a special situation
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
(mineralogy) two interwoven crystals that are mirror images on each other
From this reading "_The Ram, the Bull, the Heavenly Twins, And next the Crab the Lion Shine.
precisely as stated
From this reading And she's very beautiful, too, thought Hyrst.
a person who has never had sex
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
relating to or included in the zodiac
From this reading The Virgin and the Scales--_" The old zodiacal rhyme was running through Hyrst's mind, and that was the only thing that was in his mind.
Chapter 7 of The Legion of Lazarus by Edmond Hamilton holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 7 holds 195 sentences of The Legion of Lazarus, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of The Legion of Lazarus by Edmond Hamilton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 39 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading The Legion of Lazarus by Edmond Hamilton on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 1930 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32486 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32486, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 160 minutes of reading across 386 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through The Legion of Lazarus section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 11 chapters of The Legion of Lazarus to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in The Legion of Lazarus, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
