Chapter 8 of Sleeping Fires: a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Sleeping Fires: a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You must not speak of the Church in that way." "Let that pass. I am not going to argue with you. You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken. Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
Chapter 8 of Sleeping Fires: a Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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present reasons and arguments
From this reading “I am not going to argue with you.”
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading “You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “"You must not speak of the Church in that way."”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.”
go across or through
From this reading “"Let that pass.”
except if; if not
From this reading “You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
present reasons and arguments
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
past form of “argue” — present reasons and arguments
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
the act of departing
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let that pass.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
go across or through
From this reading "Let that pass.
except for; apart from
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
express in speech
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
except if; if not
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
at the time that
From this reading Are you going to let Masters kill himself when you can save him?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am not going to argue with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must not speak of the Church in that way."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You've argued it all out with yourself unless I'm much mistaken.
Chapter 8 of Sleeping Fires: a Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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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