Chapter 10 of Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment. No earthly having can possibly satisfy them. For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly. Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother. Would she have been happy with her lover?
Chapter 10 of Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories is here in full — 443 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.”
marked for certain death
From this reading “Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.”
an act that fails
From this reading “Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.”
in an imperfect or faulty way
From this reading “For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.”
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading “For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
marked for certain death
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
an act that fails
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
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 For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Would she have been happy with her lover?
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
in an imperfect or faulty way
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading Would she have been happy with her lover?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
not any; not one
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
by chance
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
third-person singular of “represent” — take the place of or be parallel or equivalent to
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
and nothing more
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading No earthly having can possibly satisfy them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
a special situation
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
precisely as stated
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Souls that want greatly, like Hesper, are doomed to failure or disappointment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading For what they really want is simply God, and earth represents Him very imperfectly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having--her mother.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would she have been happy with her lover?
Chapter 10 of Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories by Charles Swain [Editor] Thomas holds 443 sentences, grouped into 89 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 10 holds 443 sentences of Atlantic Narratives: Modern Short Stories, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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