Chapter 25 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!" "Why as plain as a pike-staff. True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet. And it cannot have an end. So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
Chapter 25 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.”
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
From this reading “So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.”
come together
From this reading “True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “"And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “"Why as plain as a pike-staff.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."”
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.”
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 "Why as plain as a pike-staff.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And it cannot have an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Why as plain as a pike-staff.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And it cannot have an end.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
special design or visual object representing a quality, type, group, etc.
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading And it cannot have an end.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And it cannot have an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it cannot have an end.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
engage in
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
joined in matrimony
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
come together
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
not any; not one
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why as plain as a pike-staff.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading "Why as plain as a pike-staff.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
term of address for a man
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So you see that a ring is the emblem of love."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
which person or people
From this reading True love has no beginning; for those who are to be married love each other before they meet.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why as plain as a pike-staff.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And how will you make that out, Sir Oracle? ha! ha!"
Chapter 25 of The Lights and Shadows of Real Life by T. S. (Timothy Shay) Arthur holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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