Chapter 8 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The dead abide with us! Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still. They have forged our chains of being for good or ill." MATHILDE BLIND. John was late.
Chapter 8 of Diana Tempest, Volume III is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dwell
From this reading “"The dead abide with us!”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “MATHILDE BLIND.”
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading “They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."”
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading “They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."”
the act of grasping
From this reading “Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.”
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.
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dwell
From this reading "The dead abide with us!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading MATHILDE BLIND.
metal shackles; for hands or legs
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "The dead abide with us!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
reproduced fraudulently
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
the act of grasping
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John was late.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading John was late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MATHILDE BLIND.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading They have forged our chains of being for good or ill."
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The dead abide with us!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though stark and cold Earth seems to grip them, they are with us still.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The dead abide with us!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was late.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "The dead abide with us!
Chapter 8 of Diana Tempest, Volume III by Mary Cholmondeley holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 158 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume III, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Diana Tempest, Volume III by Mary Cholmondeley exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 158 sentences, grouped into 32 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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