Chapter 14 of Odd made even is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Odd made even is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free? Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall. G. WILSON. "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother." "You must.
Chapter 14 of Odd made even is here in full — 259 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."”
having no living or known mother
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “G. WILSON.”
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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In this reading “Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.”
In this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
In this reading “Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
at any time
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading G. WILSON.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
having no living or known mother
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "MOLLY, one of us must go to mother."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well may we cease to sorrow; Or if we weep at all, Not for thy fate, but for our own, Our bitter tears shall fall.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Motherless Thou art beyond the shadow; Why should we weep for thee, That thou from care and pain and death Art set for ever free?
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading G. WILSON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must.
Chapter 14 of Odd made even by Amy Le Feuvre holds 259 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
Chapter 14 holds 259 sentences of Odd made even, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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