Chapter 19 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HELL! I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary." God said, "You have not seen half hell." I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid. In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
Chapter 19 of Roger Trewinion is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to move by pulling
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading “HELL!”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading “In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."”
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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 In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
anew
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
for the reason that
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
an udder or breast or teat
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
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 I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
any place of pain and turmoil
From this reading HELL!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
a course of conduct
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I said, "I cannot see more, I am afraid.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
carry out
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading In my own narrow little path I dare not walk, because I think that one has dug a pit for me; and if I put my hand to take a fruit I draw it back again, because I think it has been kissed.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading I cried to God, "Oh, I am so weary."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading God said, "You have not seen half hell."
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