Chapter 13 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WEB BROKEN. "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious." So indeed is human extremity of any sort. Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache. She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
Chapter 13 of The End of the World: A Love Story is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.”
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading “So indeed is human extremity of any sort.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.”
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.”
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading “"Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."”
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading “THE WEB BROKEN.”
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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 She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading THE WEB BROKEN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
an external body part that projects from the body
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
and nothing more
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
past form of “resist” — elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading So indeed is human extremity of any sort.
showing ignorance of the laws of nature and faith in magic or chance
From this reading "Poverty," says Béranger, "is always superstitious."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WEB BROKEN.
a special situation
From this reading She felt now only one thing: she must have a friend.
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
an intricate network suggesting something that was formed by weaving or interweaving
From this reading THE WEB BROKEN.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Julia's healthy constitution had resisted the threatened illness, the feverishness had gone with the headache.
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