Chapter 13 of The Vision Splendid is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Vision Splendid is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Must it be? Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?” --Josephine Prestor Peabody. “And listen! I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
Chapter 13 of The Vision Splendid is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.”
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading “I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading “--Josephine Prestor Peabody.”
cause to become
From this reading “Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?””
deliver by singing
From this reading “Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?””
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.”
morally excellent
From this reading “I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.”
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anew
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
(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 I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And listen!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Must it be?
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
French poet and novelist and dramatist; leader of the romantic movement in France (1802-1885)
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Must it be?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Josephine Prestor Peabody.
hear with intention
From this reading “And listen!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must it be?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
on one occasion
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
educator who founded the first kindergarten in the United States (1804-1894)
From this reading --Josephine Prestor Peabody.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Josephine Prestor Peabody.
cause to become
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
express in words
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
deliver by singing
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
a special situation
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
morally excellent
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Must we then Render back to God again This, His broken work, this thing For His man that once did sing?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I declare to you that if all is as you say--and I do not doubt it--you have never ceased to be virtuous in the sight of God!”--Victor Hugo.
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