Chapter 24 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own? There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone. All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone." ETHEL CLIFFORD. The long evening was before Janey.
Chapter 24 of Notwithstanding is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “The long evening was before Janey.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “"Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."”
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In this reading “There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.”
In this reading “All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."”
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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 "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
(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 All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."
Having no one else present.
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ETHEL CLIFFORD.
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From this reading ETHEL CLIFFORD.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
be standing; be upright
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The long evening was before Janey.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading All alone in the world Melisande, Alone, alone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There is never a soul you shall know Melisande, Your soul must stand alone.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look long, look long in the water Melisande, Is there never a face but your own?
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