Chapter 16 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVI
Chapter 16 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XVI. OCTOBER. WE are all at home together once more. The parting with mother was very painful. Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
Chapter 16 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading “Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “OCTOBER.”
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading “The parting with mother was very painful.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “The parting with mother was very painful.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.”
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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 WE are all at home together once more.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
plural of “increase” — a quantity that is added
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading OCTOBER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
on one occasion
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
the act of departing politely
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
precisely as stated
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE are all at home together once more.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The parting with mother was very painful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fifteen and one
From this reading XVI.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Every year that she lives now increases her loneliness, and makes me long to give her the shelter of my home.
Chapter 16 of Stepping Heavenward by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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.
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