Chapter 22 of The Magnetic North is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Magnetic North is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot. This Age climbs earth. --To challenge heaven. --Not less The lower deeps. It laughs at Happiness."
Chapter 22 of The Magnetic North is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading “THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.”
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading “THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.”
take exception to
From this reading “--To challenge heaven.”
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading “This Age climbs earth.”
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading “THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.”
plural of “grapple” — a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
From this reading “THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “It laughs at Happiness."”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.”
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how long something has existed
From this reading This Age climbs earth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It laughs at Happiness."
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
plural of “cast” — the actors in a play
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
take exception to
From this reading --To challenge heaven.
plural of “climb” — an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading This Age climbs earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Not less The lower deeps.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading This Age climbs earth.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
the act of departing
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
plural of “grapple” — a tool consisting of several hooks for grasping and holding; often thrown with a rope
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading It laughs at Happiness."
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading --To challenge heaven.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It laughs at Happiness."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading It laughs at Happiness."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading --Not less The lower deeps.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading --Not less The lower deeps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This Age climbs earth.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading --To challenge heaven.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GOING HOME "Despair lies down and grovels, grapples not With evil, casts the burden of its lot.
Chapter 22 of The Magnetic North by Elizabeth Robins holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 22 holds 428 sentences of The Magnetic North, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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