Chapter 18 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS. The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin. The Rector's heart was sorely burdened. The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him. Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.
Chapter 18 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading “The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.”
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.”
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading “THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.”
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
From this reading “Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.”
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading “The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.”
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading “THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.”
to a great degree
From this reading “The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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at or in the front
In this reading “The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.”
In this reading “The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.”
In this reading “Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.”
In this reading “The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
bearing a heavy burden of work or difficulties or responsibilities
From this reading The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
plural of “course” — education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
the state of being decayed or destroyed
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
(Roman Catholic Church) Spanish priest who founded an order whose members became known as Dominicans or Black Friars (circa 1170-1221)
From this reading Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
not any; not one
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading Dominic had gone in search of Maureen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
to a great degree
From this reading The Rector's heart was sorely burdened.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Rector paced up and down in front of Grace Connor's little cabin.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The stars in their courses, the moon as she came up in the heavens, had no effect upon him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
in or at the place that
From this reading THE PEAK OF DESOLATION WHERE GOD WAS.
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