Chapter 25 of The Lighthouse is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Lighthouse is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience! "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them. Undoubtedly there is. So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss". "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
Chapter 25 of The Lighthouse is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aphorism” — a short pithy instructive saying
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
possessive form of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Undoubtedly there is.”
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!”
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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 A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
in addition
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
plural of “aphorism” — a short pithy instructive saying
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
give or assign a resource to a particular person or cause
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
a small open container usually used for drinking; usually has a handle
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
give expression to
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss".
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss".
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss".
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
possessive form of “ruby” — a transparent piece of ruby that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
move stealthily
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
having a surface free from roughness or bumps or ridges or irregularities
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss".
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading So is there "many a miss of a sweet little kiss".
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "The course of true love", also, "never did run smooth".
plural of “truth” — a fact that has been verified
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
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From this reading "There is many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip" is one of them.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Undoubtedly there is.
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading A SUDDEN AND TREMENDOUS CHANGE IN RUBY'S FORTUNES What a variety of appropriate aphorisms there are to express the great truths of human experience!
Chapter 25 of The Lighthouse by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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.
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