Chapter 28 of The Disowned — Complete is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Disowned — Complete is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For ours was not like earthly love. And must this parting be our very last? No! I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
Chapter 28 of The Disowned — Complete is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “For ours was not like earthly love.”
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “For ours was not like earthly love.”
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading “For ours was not like earthly love.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “And must this parting be our very last?”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “I shall love thee still when death itself is past.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
immediately past
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
not any; not one
From this reading No!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
the one or ones belonging to us
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
the act of departing politely
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
not in physical motion
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
precisely as stated
From this reading And must this parting be our very last?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For ours was not like earthly love.
at the time that
From this reading I shall love thee still when death itself is past.
Chapter 28 of The Disowned — Complete by Edward Bulwer Lytton, Baron Lytton holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
Chapter 28 holds 295 sentences of The Disowned — Complete, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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