Chapter 7 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STRANGE WELCOME. When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden. The scene was peaceful in the highest degree. The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours. Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
Chapter 7 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.”
filled with a great quantity
From this reading “The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.”
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading “When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.”
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading “The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.”
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading “The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.”
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading “When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.”
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In this reading “The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.”
In this reading “The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.”
In this reading “When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.”
In this reading “When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.”
In this reading “Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.”
In this reading “Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.”
In this reading “The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.”
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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 A STRANGE WELCOME.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
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From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
set up or found
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
filled with a great quantity
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
plural of “odour” — the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A STRANGE WELCOME.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
a psychological state induced by (or as if induced by) a magical incantation
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Strange coloured birds flitted through the trees, and seemed quite fearless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The scene was peaceful in the highest degree.
accept gladly
From this reading A STRANGE WELCOME.
at the time that
From this reading When Daphne awoke from her trance, she found herself lying on a couch in a luxurious apartment looking on to a beautiful garden.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The sun was high in the heavens, and the air was laden with sweet odours.
Chapter 7 of Thoth: A Romance by J. Shield (Joseph Shield) Nicholson holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 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 58 sentences of Thoth: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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