Chapter 39 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good! What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more . BROWNING.
Chapter 39 of The Hermit of Far End is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “BROWNING.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading “HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!”
-ing form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
earlier than; in front of
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading BROWNING.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
-ing form of “imply” — express or state indirectly
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
to a great degree or extent
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
in or at that place or location
From this reading HARVEST “There shall never be one lost good!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
in the company of; together with
From this reading What was, shall live as before; The evil is null, is nought, is silence implying sound; What was good, shall be good, with, for evil, So much good more .
Chapter 39 of The Hermit of Far End by Margaret, -1948 Pedler holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 39 holds 91 sentences of The Hermit of Far End, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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