Chapter 10 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Yet I do die there. I know it. I see it. Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.” * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
Chapter 10 of A book of dear dead women is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
third-person singular of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
being without an escort
From this reading “Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.””
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “* * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.”
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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 Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
plural of “beggar” — a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
inflected form of “bear” — have
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Yet I do die there.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Yet I do die there.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Yet I do die there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know it.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
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From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
third-person singular of “mourn” — feel sadness
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
possessive form of “potter” — a craftsman who shapes pottery on a potter's wheel and bakes them it a kiln
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I see it.
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “Yet I do die there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
being without an escort
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading * * * * * The Lady Melodia bent her head and wept.
in or at the place that
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
which person or people
From this reading Unaccompanied by a single one who mourns, my shabby coffin is borne along in the rain--to the potter’s field where the beggars lie, and the red earth covers my mouth.”
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet I do die there.
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