Chapter 5 of Returned Empty is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Returned Empty is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Ah, tell me that,” she whispered. “I know the precious past. I know much of the present. Tell me of the Eternity between.” “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
Chapter 5 of Returned Empty is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading ““God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading ““God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.”
time without end
From this reading “Tell me of the Eternity between.””
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
the time that has elapsed
From this reading ““I know the precious past.”
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading ““I know the precious past.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “I know much of the present.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.”
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In this reading ““God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.”
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From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Tell me of the Eternity between.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
time without end
From this reading Tell me of the Eternity between.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I know the precious past.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I know the precious past.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I know much of the present.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I know much of the present.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I know the precious past.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading “I know the precious past.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I know much of the present.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
express in words
From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I know the precious past.
precisely as stated
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Ah, tell me that,” she whispered.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “God’s love,” he said, “is the great Dwelling Place; God’s Will, the very air we breathe.
Chapter 5 of Returned Empty by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 397 sentences of Returned Empty, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Returned Empty by Florence L. (Florence Louisa) Barclay exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 397 sentences, grouped into 80 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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