Chapter 8 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SEA OF SORROW. "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny." --BURLEIGH. "Life does not make us, we make life." "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
Chapter 8 of A Singer from the Sea is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading “"He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."”
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
travel back and forth between two points
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “A SEA OF SORROW.”
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading “"Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 SEA OF SORROW.
(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 "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --BURLEIGH.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Life does not make us, we make life."
plural of “drive” — the act of applying force to propel something
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Life does not make us, we make life."
engage in
From this reading "Life does not make us, we make life."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Life does not make us, we make life."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SEA OF SORROW.
on one occasion
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading A SEA OF SORROW.
travel back and forth between two points
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading A SEA OF SORROW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading "He gave me trust, and trust has given me means Once to be false for all."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Life does not make us, we make life."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Time the shuttle drives; but we Give to every thread its hue And elect our destiny."
Chapter 8 of A Singer from the Sea by Amelia E. Barr holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 8 holds 387 sentences of A Singer from the Sea, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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