Chapter 13 of Silver Cross is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Silver Cross is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She came no more. Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there. “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her! Even after years beyond counting.” She came no more.
Chapter 13 of Silver Cross is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading “Even after years beyond counting.””
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading ““Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.”
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading “Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.”
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading “Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.”
third-person singular of “sustain” — lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading ““Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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later than; following
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
anew
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading Even after years beyond counting.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came no more.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
the act of counting; reciting numbers in ascending order
From this reading Even after years beyond counting.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
divisible by two
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
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 “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She came no more.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
not any; not one
From this reading She came no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
on one occasion
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
and nothing more
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
of something having the color of a blue sapphire
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came no more.
(astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
not in physical motion
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
third-person singular of “sustain” — lengthen or extend in duration or space
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Night after night of dark,--only the star Memory and the sapphire star of passionate hope that once again, once again he would wake, clear, still, and know her there.
a late time of life
From this reading “Even after years, oh, heaven that holds her, oh, God that sustains her!
Chapter 13 of Silver Cross by Mary Johnston holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 13 holds 220 sentences of Silver Cross, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Silver Cross by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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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