Chapter 28 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.” —Shakespeare. “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.” —Milton. “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
Chapter 28 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.””
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading ““To die, I own Is a dread passage.””
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.””
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading ““Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.””
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading “—Milton.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading ““To die, I own Is a dread passage.””
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “—Shakespeare.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
move towards
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
possessive form of “death” — the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
English poet; remembered primarily as the author of an epic poem describing humanity's fall from grace (1608-1674)
From this reading —Milton.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —Shakespeare.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “Black it stood as night, Fierce as ten furies.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “To die, I own Is a dread passage.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
at the time that
From this reading THE DEATH-BED “Ah, what a sign it is of evil life, When death’s approach is seen so terrible.”
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