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THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION. ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing. Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’ ABP. TRENCH.
Chapter 5 of Chantry House is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading “‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.”
at any future time; in the future
From this reading “‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.”
firmly closed or secured
From this reading “Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’”
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading “THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.”
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading “Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’”
outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
From this reading “‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.”
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading “TRENCH.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.”
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From this reading ABP.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
past form of “deem” — keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
at any future time; in the future
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
firmly closed or secured
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
past form of “nail” — attach something somewhere by means of nails
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
outfitting a ship again (by repairing or replacing parts)
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
a special situation
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
a ditch dug as a fortification having a parapet of the excavated earth
From this reading TRENCH.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading THE VALLEY OF HUMILIATION.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nailed to the ground and fastened there, This was the thought of my despair.’
at the time that
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
people who are wounded
From this reading ‘But when I lay upon the shore, Like some poor wounded thing, I deemed I should not evermore Refit my wounded wing.
Chapter 5 of Chantry House by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
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