Chapter 23 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CE QUE FEMME VEUT. “All nature is but art, unknown to thee! All chance, direction which thou canst not see.” It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm. The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
Chapter 23 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.”
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading “All chance, direction which thou canst not see.””
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading “The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.”
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.”
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading “It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.”
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.”
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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 It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
(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 “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
an old form of “can”, used with “thou”
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading CE QUE FEMME VEUT.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
plural of “date” — the specified day of the month
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
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From this reading CE QUE FEMME VEUT.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
plural of “latitude” — the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CE QUE FEMME VEUT.
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
plural of “rain” — water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
not known
From this reading “All nature is but art, unknown to thee!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CE QUE FEMME VEUT.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All chance, direction which thou canst not see.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading The autumn rains are looked for in these latitudes at certain dates, and if by chance they fail, the whole winter will be disturbed and broken.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It rained all night with a semi-tropical enthusiasm.
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