Chapter 16 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH. “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.” Daphne shuddered. “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?” “I fear not,” he said, “to speak the truth.
Chapter 16 of Thoth: A Romance is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “Daphne shuddered.”
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading ““The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.””
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.”
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““Dost thou not fear to speak thus?””
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading ““The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.””
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading ““The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.””
Recollections of past events.
From this reading ““The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.””
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading “Daphne shuddered.”
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In this reading ““I fear not,” he said, “to speak the truth.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading Daphne shuddered.
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.
an old form of “do”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I fear not,” he said, “to speak the truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I fear not,” he said, “to speak the truth.
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
Recollections of past events.
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
past form of “shudder” — shake, as from cold
From this reading Daphne shuddered.
express in speech
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.
Egyptian Moon deity with the head of an ibis; god of wisdom and learning and the arts; scribe of the gods
From this reading THE DOOM OF THE FIRST THOTH.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading “Dost thou not fear to speak thus?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I fear not,” he said, “to speak the truth.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “The immortal gods,” said Thoth, “are but the vague memories of great men, distorted in passing from generation to generation.”
Chapter 16 of Thoth: A Romance by J. Shield (Joseph Shield) Nicholson holds 56 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.
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