Chapter 8 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But deliverance had come: he was alive! God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death. He was alive! He was alive! "Oh, I did not do it!
Chapter 8 of Jupiter Lights is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “But deliverance had come: he was alive!”
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading “But deliverance had come: he was alive!”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
held up in the air
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading “God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.”
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later than; following
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
possessing life
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
recovery or preservation from loss or danger
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
held up in the air
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I did not do it!
become less interesting or attractive
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading God was good after all, God was kind; he had lifted from her this pall of death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But deliverance had come: he was alive!
Chapter 8 of Jupiter Lights by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Jupiter Lights, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Jupiter Lights by Constance Fenimore Woolson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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