Chapter 21 of The Turnstile is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of The Turnstile is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted. "I daren't be silent, Cynthia. There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death. The first and the last happen.
Chapter 21 of The Turnstile is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.”
plural of “catastrophe” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading “There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.”
plural of “crisis” — an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.”
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “"I daren't be silent, Cynthia.”
come to pass
From this reading “The first and the last happen.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I daren't be silent, Cynthia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
plural of “catastrophe” — an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
plural of “crisis” — an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading "I daren't be silent, Cynthia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I daren't be silent, Cynthia.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first and the last happen.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
come to pass
From this reading The first and the last happen.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I daren't be silent, Cynthia.
and nothing more
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
immediately past
From this reading The first and the last happen.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.
express in words
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading "I daren't be silent, Cynthia.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The first and the last happen.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
a message informing of danger
From this reading BENOLIEL'S WARNING Mr. Benoliel, however, persisted.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There are just three great crises--some would say three great catastrophes--birth, marriage, and death.
Chapter 21 of The Turnstile by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 21 holds 100 sentences of The Turnstile, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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