Chapter 21 of Jane Seton is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Jane Seton is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PORTE OF THE SPUR. "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven? Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above? Is love extinguished in the source of love?" _The Last Day_, Book III.
Chapter 21 of Jane Seton is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading “"What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?”
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading “Is love extinguished in the source of love?"”
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading “"What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?”
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading “Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?”
the Ottoman court in Constantinople
From this reading “THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.”
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading “"What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?”
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading “Is love extinguished in the source of love?"”
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.”
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.
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(New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
In this reading “_The Last Day_, Book III.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
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From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
a signal transmitted along a narrow path; guides airplane pilots in darkness or bad weather
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
of a conditioned response; caused to die out because of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
immediately past
From this reading _The Last Day_, Book III.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
not any; not one
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
the Ottoman court in Constantinople
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Is love extinguished in the source of love?"
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PORTE OF THE SPUR.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Ah, mercy! mercy! art thou dead above?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What! no reprieve, no least indulgence given, No beam of hope from any point of heaven?
Chapter 21 of Jane Seton by James Grant holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 21 holds 178 sentences of Jane Seton, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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