Chapter 1 of The great amulet is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The great amulet is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound. I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark. I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire." --Turkish Song. Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
Chapter 1 of The great amulet is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading “"I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.”
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading “Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.”
heal or recover
From this reading “"I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.”
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.”
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading “Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.”
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading “Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.”
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading “--Turkish Song.”
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 "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
young bird especially of domestic fowl
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
make void or empty of contents
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
divisible by two
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
at any time
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
heal or recover
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
held up in the air
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
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 "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I pass, but my touch for ever leaves its mark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
and nothing more
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
go across or through
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
United States architect (1838-1886)
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading --Turkish Song.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
past form of “survey” — consider in a comprehensive way
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Max Richardson lifted the "chick," paused on the threshold, and surveyed the empty room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
of or relating to or characteristic of Turkey or its people or language
From this reading --Turkish Song.
which person or people
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading "I, who am Love, burn with too fierce a fire, Even if I only pass and touch the soul, Life is not long enough to heal the wound.
Chapter 1 of The great amulet by Maud Diver holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 1 holds 212 sentences of The great amulet, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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