Chapter 17 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don’t!" she said. "You only hurt me, not yourself. Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me! "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you. If you die, all dies.
Chapter 17 of The Girl Philippa is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “If you die, all dies.”
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “If you die, all dies.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"You only hurt me, not yourself.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!”
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading “Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!”
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading “"I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!”
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be contingent on
In this reading “"I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.”
In this reading “Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!”
In this reading “Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!”
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 Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading If you die, all dies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading If you die, all dies.
plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading If you die, all dies.
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From this reading "Don’t!" she said.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
a young female
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
be the source of pain
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
engage in
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
and nothing more
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Don’t!" she said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don’t!" she said.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
express in words
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I tell you that, to me, life itself—the reality of the living world—depends on you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
the act of using
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
at the time that
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Of what use is it saying such things to a girl when the whole world would be a solitary place if you were not in it—if your living mind did not make the earth a real and living place to me!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You only hurt me, not yourself.
Chapter 17 of The Girl Philippa by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 17 holds 398 sentences of The Girl Philippa, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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