Chapter 33 of The Lamp in the Desert is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Lamp in the Desert is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms. "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?" Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face. She knew that Peter spoke truly. There was nothing more to be done.
Chapter 33 of The Lamp in the Desert is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.”
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading “THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.”
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.”
very small
From this reading “Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.”
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading “THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.”
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading “Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.”
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in addition
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
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From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
characterized by intense emotion
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew that Peter spoke truly.
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From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
expressing sorrow
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew that Peter spoke truly.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She knew that Peter spoke truly.
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
carry out
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She knew that Peter spoke truly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
very small
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She knew that Peter spoke truly.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
the shape of something rotating rapidly
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing more to be done.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will not my _mem-sahib_ take her rest?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE FIERY VORTEX "There is nothing more to be done," said Peter with mournful eyes upon the baby in the _ayah's_ arms.
lean and wrinkled by shrinkage as from age or illness
From this reading Stella's eyes also rested upon the tiny wizen face.
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