Chapter 31 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But Teresa said nothing. “One does what one must. And after all, one is always just a man,” he said. “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!” His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
Chapter 31 of The Plumed Serpent is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading ““One does what one must.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “But Teresa said nothing.”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “But Teresa said nothing.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.”
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading ““And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!””
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In this reading “His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.”
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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 And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
later than; following
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
(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 And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Teresa said nothing.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “One does what one must.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
and nothing more
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And after all, one is always just a man,” he said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “One does what one must.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading But Teresa said nothing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “One does what one must.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading But Teresa said nothing.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading But Teresa said nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His voice came out of the darkness like a ghost.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “One does what one must.
plural of “wound” — an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And if one has wounds--à la guerre comme à la guerre!”
Chapter 31 of The Plumed Serpent by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 31 holds 415 sentences of The Plumed Serpent, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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