Chapter 6 of Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven. Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition. Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got. Heaven is finality. And this was finality.
Chapter 6 of Buried Alive: A Tale of These Days is here in full — 361 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being absent
From this reading “Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.”
a cherished desire
From this reading “Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “_A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.”
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading “Heaven is finality.”
the act of giving
From this reading “_A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “_A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.”
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading “_A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.”
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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 Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
the state of being absent
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
a cherished desire
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
apart from; not including
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
the quality of being final or definitely settled
From this reading Heaven is finality.
the act of giving
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
destroyed or killed
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
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From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
and nothing more
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
-ing form of “marry” — take in marriage
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
in or at that place or location
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this was finality.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _A Putney Morning_ Except that there was marrying and giving in marriage, it was just as though he had died and gone to heaven.
in or at the place that
From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Heaven is the absence of worry and of ambition.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Heaven is where you want nothing you haven't got.
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