Chapter 10 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O Heart! O blood that freezes! blood that burns! Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!” —ROBERT BROWNING. VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
Chapter 10 of Life, the Interpreter is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “—ROBERT BROWNING.”
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “O blood that freezes! blood that burns!”
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “O blood that freezes! blood that burns!”
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading “Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!””
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading “Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!””
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!””
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading O blood that freezes! blood that burns!
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading —ROBERT BROWNING.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading O blood that freezes! blood that burns!
plural of “century” — a period of 100 years
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
possessive form of “earth” — the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading O blood that freezes! blood that burns!
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “O Heart!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
engage in
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
plural of “nature” — the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
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 Heart!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading —ROBERT BROWNING.
(of persons) free from external control and constraint in e.g. action and judgment
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
estrangement from god
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O blood that freezes! blood that burns!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
plural of “triumph” — a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
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From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
precisely as stated
From this reading VERY firm and self-reliant natures make sometimes the natural mistake of under-estimating the power of passion.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Earth’s returns for whole centuries of folly, noise, and sin: Shut them in; with their triumphs and the glories and the rest— Love is best!”
Chapter 10 of Life, the Interpreter by Phyllis Bottome holds 81 sentences, grouped into 17 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.
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