Chapter 4 of Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy is here in full — 832 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy is here in full — 832 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN." "So on the sea of life, Alas! Man nears man, meets and leaves again." § 1. It had come.
Chapter 4 of Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy is here in full — 832 sentences across 167 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “"So on the sea of life, Alas!”
go away from a place
From this reading “"MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."”
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “Man nears man, meets and leaves again."”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"So on the sea of life, Alas!”
come together
From this reading “"MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."”
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading “Man nears man, meets and leaves again."”
third-person singular of “near” — move towards
From this reading “Man nears man, meets and leaves again."”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “"So on the sea of life, Alas!”
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From this reading § 1.
anew
From this reading "MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come.
go away from a place
From this reading "MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Man nears man, meets and leaves again."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man nears man, meets and leaves again."
come together
From this reading "MEET AND LEAVE AGAIN."
plural of “meet” — a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
From this reading Man nears man, meets and leaves again."
third-person singular of “near” — move towards
From this reading Man nears man, meets and leaves again."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So on the sea of life, Alas!
Chapter 4 of Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy by Percival Christopher Wren holds 832 sentences, grouped into 167 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 4 holds 832 sentences of Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, unabridged, divided into 167 reading sections.
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