Chapter 17 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Would I lose you now? Would I take you then? If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?" THE TRIUMPH OF TIME. Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
Chapter 17 of The Hippodrome is here in full — 268 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call forth
From this reading “If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “"Would I lose you now?”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.”
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading “THE TRIUMPH OF TIME.”
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading “If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"”
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 Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
later than; following
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
call forth
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Would I lose you now?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading "Would I lose you now?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the force of workers available
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Would I lose you now?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF TIME.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
carry out
From this reading Would I take you then?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Would I take you then?
a special situation
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three days later the early morning post brought Arithelli a letter.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF TIME.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading THE TRIUMPH OF TIME.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Would I lose you now?
a late time of life
From this reading If I lose you now that my heart has need, And come what may after death to men, What thing worth this will the dead years breed?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Would I lose you now?
Chapter 17 of The Hippodrome by Rachel Hayward holds 268 sentences, grouped into 54 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 268 sentences of The Hippodrome, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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