Chapter 24 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIV
Chapter 24 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A MEMORY OF THE PAST. I. "The present becomes the future. Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed. II.
Chapter 24 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"The present becomes the future.”
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “A MEMORY OF THE PAST.”
not capable of being changed or altered
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
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move ahead; travel onward in time or space
In this reading “Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.”
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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 MEMORY OF THE PAST.
anew
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "The present becomes the future.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
plural of “footstep” — the sound of a step of someone walking
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
for a limitless time
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
yet to be or coming
From this reading "The present becomes the future.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading II.
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading A MEMORY OF THE PAST.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A MEMORY OF THE PAST.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading A MEMORY OF THE PAST.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "The present becomes the future.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A MEMORY OF THE PAST.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
not capable of being changed or altered
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
not changeable or subject to change
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes! but the present does not again become the past; Time goes forward forever--we cannot return on his footsteps, For the laws of the universe are unalterable, unchangeable and fixed.
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