Chapter 15 of The Precipice: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Precipice: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander. "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?" "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace? You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher. Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
Chapter 15 of The Precipice: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading “Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “"Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “"There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “"There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.”
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading “Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “"Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.”
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading “"There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.”
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
worth having or seeking or achieving
From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
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From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
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From this reading You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
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From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
the state of being without a flaw or defect
From this reading Peace is like perfection, it isn't desirable.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
a chamber that is used as a grave
From this reading You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You can get that in any garlanded sepulcher.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
at the time that
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "There doesn't seem to be much peace left in the world," mused Wander.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, dear me," retorted Kate, "what would you have us do with peace?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you women think you will have peace when you get this new faith?"
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