Chapter 31 of The Two Destinies is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Two Destinies is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SIX months have elapsed. Summer-time has come again. The last parting is over. Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end. She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
Chapter 31 of The Two Destinies is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.”
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading “SIX months have elapsed.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “SIX months have elapsed.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “The last parting is over.”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “SIX months have elapsed.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
anew
From this reading Summer-time has come again.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Summer-time has come again.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
(of time) having passed or slipped by
From this reading SIX months have elapsed.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer-time has come again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SIX months have elapsed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last parting is over.
immediately past
From this reading The last parting is over.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading SIX months have elapsed.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
above and across; more than
From this reading The last parting is over.
the act of departing politely
From this reading The last parting is over.
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX months have elapsed.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Summer-time has come again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last parting is over.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Prolonged by my care, the days of my mother's life have come to their end.
the words that are spoken
From this reading She has died in my arms: her last words have been spoken to me, her last look on earth has been mine.
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