Chapter 31 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TRAGIC SITUATION. "A deed's to be done. There is sin in the doing. Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing! She smites him unknowing.
Chapter 31 of The Fever of Life is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “There is sin in the doing.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “"A deed's to be done.”
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading “Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!”
estrangement from god
From this reading “There is sin in the doing.”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “A TRAGIC SITUATION.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “A TRAGIC SITUATION.”
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
From this reading “She smites him unknowing.”
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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 TRAGIC SITUATION.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "A deed's to be done.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A deed's to be done.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "A deed's to be done.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She smites him unknowing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
following in order to overtake or capture or as accompaniment to such pursuit
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, see how the mother her child is pursuing!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smites him unknowing.
estrangement from god
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading A TRAGIC SITUATION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She smites him unknowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is sin in the doing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "A deed's to be done.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading A TRAGIC SITUATION.
ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
From this reading She smites him unknowing.
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