Chapter 18 of The curse of Clifton is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The curse of Clifton is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE YOUNG MOURNER. Mine after life? What is mine after life? My day is closed. The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
Chapter 18 of The curse of Clifton is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “My day is closed.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading “THE YOUNG MOURNER.”
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading “The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
later than; following
From this reading Mine after life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading My day is closed.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My day is closed.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is mine after life?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mine after life?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Mine after life?
a person who is feeling grief (as grieving over someone who has died)
From this reading THE YOUNG MOURNER.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My day is closed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
throughout a period of time
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
plural of “settle” — a long wooden bench with a back
From this reading The gloom of night comes on, A hopeless darkness settles o’er my fate.—JOANNA BAILLIE.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE YOUNG MOURNER.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is mine after life?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE YOUNG MOURNER.
Chapter 18 of The curse of Clifton by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth 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.
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