Chapter 22 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ORDEAL AND CHOOSING. "Thou coward! Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all." NAT. LEE.--_Oedipus_.
Chapter 22 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."”
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “ORDEAL AND CHOOSING.”
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading “"Thou coward!”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “LEE.--_Oedipus_.”
characterized by grandeur
From this reading “Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."”
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles
a severe or trying experience
From this reading “ORDEAL AND CHOOSING.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."”
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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 Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ORDEAL AND CHOOSING.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
-ing form of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading ORDEAL AND CHOOSING.
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading "Thou coward!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading LEE.--_Oedipus_.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
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From this reading NAT.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama “Oedipus Rex” by Sophocles
From this reading LEE.--_Oedipus_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
a severe or trying experience
From this reading ORDEAL AND CHOOSING.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
not in physical motion
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thou coward!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet Art living? canst not, wilt not find the road To the great palace of magnificent death?-- Though thousand ways lead to his thousand doors Which day and night are still unbarr'd for all."
Chapter 22 of Sir John Constantine Memoirs of His by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
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