Chapter 16 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane. And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour. He was in love. This one thought drove all others from his mind. Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
Chapter 16 of Debts of Honor is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
From this reading “Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.”
bringing death
From this reading “And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.”
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading “And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.”
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.”
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading “THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.”
grow smaller
From this reading “THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.”
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading “Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.”
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(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 This one thought drove all others from his mind.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
bringing death
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was in love.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was in love.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
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From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He was in love.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
hatred of mankind
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
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From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
a course of conduct
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
plural of “ray” — a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
a tenth part; one part in ten equal parts
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading This one thought drove all others from his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And Lorand began to be indifferent to the prescribed fatal hour.
grow smaller
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Weariness of life, atheism, misanthropy,--all disappeared from his path like will-o'-the-wisps before the rays of the sun.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading THAT RING The tenth year came: it was already on the wane.
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