Chapter 15 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why? 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly? 'Heart, shall we live or die? The rest ... settle by-and-by!'" ROBERT BROWNING.
Chapter 15 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death is here in full — 243 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “ROBERT BROWNING.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?”
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading “A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?”
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading “'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?”
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading “A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “ROBERT BROWNING.”
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading “The rest ... settle by-and-by!'"”
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading “'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?”
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In this reading “A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?”
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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 A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
an indefinite time in the future
From this reading The rest ... settle by-and-by!'"
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
An underground room or vault beneath an ancient building, often used for storage or burials.
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 'Heart, shall we live or die?
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
plural of “freeze” — the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading 'Heart, shall we live or die?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Heart, shall we live or die?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The rest ... settle by-and-by!'"
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading The rest ... settle by-and-by!'"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 'Heart, shall we live or die?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Heart, shall we live or die?
at the time that
From this reading 'When a heart, as chill, 'At my own would thrill Back to life, and its fires out-fly?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A LITTLE HOUSE "Each in the crypt would cry, 'But one freezes here! and why?
Chapter 15 of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death by Hugh Walpole holds 243 sentences, grouped into 49 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 15 holds 243 sentences of The Duchess of Wrexe, Her Decline and Death, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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