Chapter 33 of The Following of the Star: A Romance is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Following of the Star: A Romance is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter. A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!" But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by. These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out. They just silently turned her to stone.
Chapter 33 of The Following of the Star: A Romance is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extreme mental distress
From this reading “These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.”
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.”
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.”
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading “A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"”
showing sorrow
From this reading “But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.”
In this reading “REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.”
utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
In this reading “These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
in the past
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
extreme mental distress
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
possessive form of “david” — patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
and nothing more
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
a prayer for the repose of the soul of a dead person
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
without speaking
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
not in physical motion
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading These deeper depths of anguish neither moaned nor cried out.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading They just silently turned her to stone.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
showing sorrow
From this reading But the time for weeping and calling him had long gone by.
at the time that
From this reading REQUIESCAT IN PACE Diana sat perfectly still, when she had finished reading David's letter.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading A year ago she would have flung herself upon her knees, sobbing: "David, David!"
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