Chapter 13 of The Last Ditch is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Last Ditch is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is for you," he said. "Is it not strange?" she was whispering. "All is changed in a day.... You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together.... I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
Chapter 13 of The Last Ditch is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading “You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"All is changed in a day....”
force somebody to do something
From this reading “I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.”
move upward
From this reading “I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.”
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “"Is it not strange?" she was whispering.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “"Is it not strange?" she was whispering.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.”
In this reading “You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....”
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 "All is changed in a day....
anew
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
(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 is changed in a day....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "All is changed in a day....
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
force somebody to do something
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "All is changed in a day....
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
set up or found
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "All is changed in a day....
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Is it not strange?" she was whispering.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
move upward
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
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From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is it not strange?" she was whispering.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
term of address for a man
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Is it not strange?" she was whispering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it not strange?" she was whispering.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
at the time that
From this reading I thought when I found the one, I should rise and compel all things.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading "Is it not strange?" she was whispering.
which person or people
From this reading You know, in a way, it was Sir Romney who brought me you, and now he has come again bringing us our true life together....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It is for you," he said.
Chapter 13 of The Last Ditch by Will Levington Comfort holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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 13 holds 392 sentences of The Last Ditch, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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