Chapter 15 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“And as for us--in our time?” “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter. You know we don’t matter.” “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.” “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
Chapter 15 of The Secret Places of the Heart is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make by combining materials and parts
From this reading ““We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.””
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading ““We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.””
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading ““We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.””
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading ““So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.”
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading ““So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading ““Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading ““So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.”
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading ““Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.”
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 “And as for us--in our time?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know we don’t matter.”
plural of “last” — the temporal end; the concluding time
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
not any; not one
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
term of address for a man
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “So long as our confidence lasts there is no great hardship,” said Sir Richmond.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “We have to find our fun in the building and in our confidence that we do really build.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And as for us--in our time?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Measured by the end we serve, we don’t matter.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know we don’t matter.”
Chapter 15 of The Secret Places of the Heart by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 241 sentences, grouped into 49 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 241 sentences of The Secret Places of the Heart, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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