Chapter 27 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before. Was it prejudice? Or moral restraint? I had no time to examine my feelings. Was it self-respect?
Chapter 27 of The Ordeal by Fire is here in full — 288 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading “I had no time to examine my feelings.”
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading “AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.”
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading “I had no time to examine my feelings.”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “Or moral restraint?”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.”
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading “Was it prejudice?”
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading “Or moral restraint?”
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading “Was it self-respect?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.”
dead
In this reading “AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it prejudice?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Or moral restraint?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or moral restraint?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading Was it prejudice?
the act of controlling by restraining someone or something
From this reading Or moral restraint?
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading Was it self-respect?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no time to examine my feelings.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it prejudice?
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT PEACE WITH MYSELF And then, after all, something stopped me, something I had never experienced before.
Chapter 27 of The Ordeal by Fire by Marcel Berger holds 288 sentences, grouped into 58 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 27 holds 288 sentences of The Ordeal by Fire, unabridged, divided into 58 reading sections.
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