Chapter 13 of A Crooked Path: A Novel is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Crooked Path: A Novel is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RECOGNITION. "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine. She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her. "Life is very cruel," she returned. "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
Chapter 13 of A Crooked Path: A Novel is here in full — 354 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “"Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.”
give encouragement to
From this reading “She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “"Life is very cruel," she returned.”
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading “"After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.”
without mercy or pity
From this reading “"Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.”
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading “RECOGNITION.”
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading “"Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.”
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later than; following
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
(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 "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
on or to one side
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
give encouragement to
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
the act of departing
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
that cannot be entirely consumed or used up
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
set down according to a plan
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
without mercy or pity
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged
From this reading RECOGNITION.
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "After all, life is inexhaustible," said Katherine.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Neither sorrow nor repentance can alter its pitiless law.
express in speech
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Life is very cruel," she returned.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
which person or people
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She was speaking to Rachel Trant, who had laid aside her work to speak with the good friend who had come, as she often did, to see how she was going on and to cheer her.
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