Chapter 7 of The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position. What was I to do? Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”? I did what all weak people do. I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
Chapter 7 of The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited is here in full — 293 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “I did what all weak people do.”
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.”
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 I did what all weak people do.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did what all weak people do.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What was I to do?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
set up or found
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
on one occasion
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I did what all weak people do.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
express in words
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
carry out
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELLEN AND MARY I NOW found myself in the strangest position.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was I to do?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was I to do?
wanting in physical strength
From this reading I did what all weak people do.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was I to do?
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wished that destiny would take the matter out of my hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Was I to go to Ellen at once and say plainly, “I have ceased to care for you”?
Chapter 7 of The Autobiography of Mark Rutherford, Edited by William Hale White holds 293 sentences, grouped into 59 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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