Chapter 13 of Painted Veils is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Painted Veils is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer? I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke. Esther is a genius." VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history. Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
Chapter 13 of Painted Veils is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading “I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.”
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading “Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.”
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading “Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther is a genius."”
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading “Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.”
a person who sings
From this reading “"Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?”
plural of “singer” — a person who sings
From this reading “VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.”
plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading “Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.”
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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 "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
never dying
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
cut or impressed into a surface
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther is a genius."
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Esther is a genius."
a feeling of thankfulness and appreciation
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
plural of “history” — the aggregate of past events
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esther is a genius."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
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From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
not any; not one
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
a full supply
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
a person who sings
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
plural of “singer” — a person who sings
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
plural of “tablet” — a slab of stone or wood suitable for bearing an inscription
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII Happy singers, like happy nations, have no history.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I think the 'mother' allusion was a master-stroke.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Easter was a happy singer, but she had plenty of histories, though they would never be engraved on deathless tablets.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you green enough to expect gratitude from a singer?
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