Chapter 6 of Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest. "Yes, let us forgive and forget. Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!" Thus were they reconciled. And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
Chapter 6 of Lessons in Life, for All Who Will Read Them is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in the past
From this reading “Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"”
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading “"From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Yes, let us forgive and forget.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “"Yes, let us forgive and forget.”
obtain
From this reading “And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?”
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading “And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?”
made compatible or consistent
From this reading “Thus were they reconciled.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
in the past
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
a primeval Egyptian personification of air and breath; worshipped especially at Thebes
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
one or the other of two
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
obtain
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
a feeling of righteous anger
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
made compatible or consistent
From this reading Thus were they reconciled.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
express in words
From this reading "From my heart do I say 'Amen,'" replied Arnest.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus were they reconciled.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus were they reconciled.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Thus were they reconciled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now the question is, What did either gain by his indignation against the other?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
a late time of life
From this reading Would that we had been as wise as we now are, years ago!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, let us forgive and forget.
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