Chapter 17 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished. She had conquered. The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos.... Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live. It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
Chapter 17 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading “She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.”
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading “The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....”
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading “She had conquered.”
the first light of day
From this reading “It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.”
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading “She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.”
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading “Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
Extreme physical or mental suffering; intense anguish.
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
past form of “conquer” — bring under control by force or authority
From this reading She had conquered.
placed crosswise
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
the first light of day
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
a long artificial mound of stone or earth; built to hold back water or to support a road or as protection
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come to her as a daybreak from heaven.
immediately past
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
except for; apart from
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading The Presence had come to hold her mind true, in this passage through chaos....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had crossed the last embankment of agony; her struggle was finished.
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Her own death she would have welcomed, save that the babe must live.
Chapter 17 of Fate Knocks at the Door: A Novel by Will Levington Comfort holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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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