Chapter 23 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us. Vain self-deception! The love we _have_ given is all we had to give. If we had had more in us it would have come out. The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
Chapter 23 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
held dear
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading “The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.”
a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
From this reading “Vain self-deception!”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “"We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “Vain self-deception!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “If we had had more in us it would have come out.”
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(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 The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
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From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
held dear
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
From this reading Vain self-deception!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The circumstances of life always give scope for love if they give scope for nothing else.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The love we _have_ given is all we had to give.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading Vain self-deception!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We sometimes think we might have loved more in kinder circumstances, if some one had not died, or if some one else had not turned away from us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If we had had more in us it would have come out.
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