Chapter 9 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back. They picket Zeus. Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude. His is a measured reaction. He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
Chapter 9 of The Tarn of Eternity is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “assign” — give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading “He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.”
at every point
From this reading “He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “His is a measured reaction.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “They picket Zeus.”
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading “His is a measured reaction.”
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading “Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.”
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading “Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.”
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading “They picket Zeus.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His is a measured reaction.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
third-person singular of “assign” — give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
at every point
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
divisible by two
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His is a measured reaction.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His is a measured reaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading His is a measured reaction.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading They picket Zeus.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
(chemistry) a process in which one or more substances are changed into others
From this reading His is a measured reaction.
to cause to separate and go in different directions
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hurriedly they scatter, not taking time to even look back.
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He assigns to each picket a little black cloud, from which rain continuously falls.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Zeus takes it all with gentle and tolerant attitude.
(Greek mythology) the supreme god of ancient Greek mythology; son of Rhea and Cronus whom he dethroned; husband and brother of Hera; brother of Poseidon and Hades; father of many gods; counterpart of Roman Jupiter
From this reading They picket Zeus.
Chapter 9 of The Tarn of Eternity by Frank Tymon holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 267 sentences of The Tarn of Eternity, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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