Chapter 34 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave? I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave. (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!) Shall I forget in peace of Paradise? I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.
Chapter 34 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.”
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading “I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.”
death of a person
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Shall I forget in peace of Paradise?”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?”
a person who requires medical care
From this reading “I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.
death of a person
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Shall I forget in peace of Paradise?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
belonging to the person speaking
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not one thing; not anything
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Shall I forget in peace of Paradise?
the act of departing politely
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
a person who requires medical care
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Shall I forget in peace of Paradise?
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
look attentively
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading THE PARTING OF THE WAYS Shall I forget on this side of the grave?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading I promise nothing: follow, friend, and see, Faithful and wise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (O my soul, watch with him and he with me!)
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I promise nothing: you must wait and see, Patient and brave.
Chapter 34 of Herb of Grace by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 305 sentences, grouped into 61 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 34 holds 305 sentences of Herb of Grace, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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