Chapter 37 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me. I must walk right on, ... Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do. —GEORGE ELIOT. The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
Chapter 37 of A Woman of Yesterday is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading “I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.”
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
From this reading “—GEORGE ELIOT.”
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
cut or make a way through
From this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading “I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.”
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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In this reading “The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.”
move past
In this reading “Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
plural of “arrow” — a mark to indicate a direction or relation
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
a sudden sharp noise
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
British poet (born in the United States) who won the Nobel prize for literature; his plays are outstanding examples of modern verse drama (1888-1965)
From this reading —GEORGE ELIOT.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading —GEORGE ELIOT.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
used in combination to denote the middle
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I must walk right on, ...
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I must walk right on, ...
go across or through
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
cut or make a way through
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I must walk right on, ...
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The following morning Anna sent for Oliver.
a line that forms the length of an arrow pointer
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
be standing; be upright
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
a special situation
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
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From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading I must walk right on, ...
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Fate has carried me ’Mid the thick arrows; I will keep my stand, Not shrink and let the shaft pass by my breast To pierce another: oh, ’tis written large The thing I have to do.
utter a yawn, as from lack of oxygen or when one is tired
From this reading I said farewell; I stepped across the cracking earth and knew ’Twould yawn behind me.
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