Chapter 27 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins. It didn't move any more with the movement of the net. It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real. Then it willed. Your self willed.
Chapter 27 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.”
not easy to believe
From this reading “Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.”
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading “Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.”
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading “Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Your self willed.”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.”
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading “Then it willed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
rid of obstructions
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
straightened out
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
brought together in one place
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
the act of departing
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
not easy to believe
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Your self willed.
not in physical motion
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it willed.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Going and coming back; gathered together; incredibly free; disentangled from the net of nerves and veins.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was clear and still in the blackness; intensely real.
past form of “will” — decree or ordain
From this reading Then it willed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It didn't move any more with the movement of the net.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your self willed.
Chapter 27 of Mary Olivier: a Life by May Sinclair holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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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