Chapter 19 of The day will come is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The day will come is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O sovereign power of love! O grief! O balm! All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.” Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
Chapter 19 of The day will come is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading “O balm!”
plural of “hostage” — a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.””
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.””
filled with shade
From this reading “All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.””
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading ““O sovereign power of love!”
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In this reading ““O sovereign power of love!”
In this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
take possession of
In this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
In this reading “Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.”
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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 Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
(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 All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
any of various aromatic resinous substances used for healing and soothing
From this reading O balm!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
make calm or still
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading O grief!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
plural of “hostage” — a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “O sovereign power of love!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
become covered with mist
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O sovereign power of love!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O sovereign power of love!
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “O sovereign power of love!
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
plural of “record” — anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
firm in purpose or belief; characterized by firmness and determination
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
filled with shade
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
Possessing supreme or ultimate power; autonomous and commanding.
From this reading “O sovereign power of love!
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Harrington Dalbrook, having in a manner given hostages to Fortune, entered upon his new career with a strength of purpose and a resolute industry which took his father by surprise.
a late time of life
From this reading All records, saving thine, come cool, and calm, And shadowy, through the mist of passed years.”
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