Chapter 31 of The Last of the Barons — Complete is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Last of the Barons — Complete is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL. “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?” “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart! “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error! The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!
Chapter 31 of The Last of the Barons — Complete is here in full — 298 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading ““It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading ““It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?””
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading “KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading ““It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?””
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading ““It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading “KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.”
morally excellent
From this reading “The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!”
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
an expression of regret at having caused trouble for someone
From this reading “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
plural of “encounter” — a minor short-term fight
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is destiny!” dark apology for every error!
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
not any; not one
From this reading The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading KING, AND ENCOUNTERS AN OLD RIVAL.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
morally excellent
From this reading The strong and the virtuous admit no destiny!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “It is destiny!”--phrase of the weak human heart!
at the time that
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
which person or people
From this reading “It is destiny,” said Hastings to himself, when early the next morning he was on his road to the farm--“it is destiny,--and who can resist his fate?”
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