Chapter 14 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE RECTORY. "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne." She had three months of quiet time. Not more; and they would quickly speed away. What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
Chapter 14 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “AT THE RECTORY.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
directed up
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “"The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE RECTORY.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
possession of controlling influence
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
with speed
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading AT THE RECTORY.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
in the near future
From this reading What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
move hurridly
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE RECTORY.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
the chair of state for a monarch, bishop, etc.
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She had three months of quiet time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
directed up
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What she had to do, she could not do too soon.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Not more; and they would quickly speed away.
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading "The earth has lost its power to drag me downward; Its spell is gone; My course is now right upward, and right onward, To yonder throne."
Chapter 14 of The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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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