Chapter 7 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, well for him whose will is strong!" TENNYSON. There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought. "I am illegitimate." That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
Chapter 7 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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contrary to or forbidden by law
From this reading “"I am illegitimate."”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.”
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading “There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.”
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading “That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.”
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading “TENNYSON.”
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.”
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading “There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am illegitimate."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am illegitimate."
contrary to or forbidden by law
From this reading "I am illegitimate."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
-ing form of “revolve” — turn on or around an axis or a center
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading TENNYSON.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
up to a particular time
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
change directions as if revolving on a pivot
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
at the time that
From this reading There come times in our lives when the mind lies broken on the revolving wheel of our thought.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That was the one thought which made John's bed for him at night, which followed him throughout the spectral day until it brought him back to the spectral night again.
belonging to which person
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Oh, well for him whose will is strong!"
Chapter 7 of Diana Tempest, Volume III by Mary Cholmondeley holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 7 holds 174 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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