Chapter 27 of Self-Raised is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Self-Raised is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STILL ON THE TRACK. One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance! Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast. --_Moore_. Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
Chapter 27 of Self-Raised is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading “Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.”
make a strident sound
From this reading “Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.”
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading “Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!”
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
From this reading “Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.”
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading “Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.”
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading “One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!”
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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 Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
look forward to the probable occurrence of
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
make a strident sound
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
put or send forth
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
held dear
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
United States composer of works noted for their use of the American vernacular (1893-1969)
From this reading --_Moore_.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading STILL ON THE TRACK.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
extremely harmful; bringing physical or financial ruin
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
witty remark
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
someone who manages property or other affairs for someone else
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
not in physical motion
From this reading STILL ON THE TRACK.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STILL ON THE TRACK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading STILL ON THE TRACK.
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
the act of taking revenge (harming someone in retaliation for something harmful that they have done) especially in the next life
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
which person or people
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Our party drove back to the hotel to await the coming of the steward with Sally.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading One sole desire, one passion now remains, To keep life's fever still within his veins,-- Vengeance!
performs some wicked deed
From this reading Dire vengeance on the wretch who cast On him and all he loved that ruinous blast.
Chapter 27 of Self-Raised by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 27 holds 250 sentences of Self-Raised, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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