Chapter 10 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was cold and dark and infinitely sad. Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one. Everything had been removed from the buildings. The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch. It felt very strange to Hyrst.
Chapter 10 of The Legion of Lazarus is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “Everything had been removed from the buildings.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.”
without bounds
From this reading “It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.”
housing available for people to live in
From this reading “The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.”
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading “Everything had been removed from the buildings.”
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading “The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.”
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.”
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.
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In this reading “Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.”
housing available for people to live in
In this reading “The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.”
In this reading “Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.”
In this reading “Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.”
In this reading “It felt very strange to Hyrst.”
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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 Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
completely unclothed
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
well known or easily recognized
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It felt very strange to Hyrst.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
without bounds
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
Recollections of past events.
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
housing available for people to live in
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
separated in relationship by a given degree of descent
From this reading Everything had been removed from the buildings.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading It felt very strange to Hyrst.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It felt very strange to Hyrst.
plural of “tomb” — a place for the burial of a corpse (especially beneath the ground and marked by a tombstone)
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
precisely as stated
From this reading It felt very strange to Hyrst.
past form of “wander” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Hyrst wandered through the rooms, feeling like a ghost, thinking like one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was cold and dark and infinitely sad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The living quarters were now mere cubicular tombs for a lot of memories, absolutely bare of any human or familiar touch.
Chapter 10 of The Legion of Lazarus by Edmond Hamilton holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 10 holds 141 sentences of The Legion of Lazarus, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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