Chapter 6 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread? Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain? Is there no alternative? Is there still no chance of an arrangement?" Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
Chapter 6 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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serving or used in place of another
From this reading “Is there no alternative?”
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “Is there still no chance of an arrangement?"”
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading “"Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?”
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
From this reading “Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “"Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?”
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading “Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.”
showing or giving mercy
From this reading “"Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?”
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading “Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
serving or used in place of another
From this reading Is there no alternative?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading Is there still no chance of an arrangement?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Is there still no chance of an arrangement?"
someone or something that is abnormally large and powerful
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
one or the other of two
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
without hope because there seems to be no possibility of comfort or success
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
immediately past
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
engage in
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
showing or giving mercy
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
the condition of being essential or indispensable
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
not any; not one
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
determined
From this reading Hopeless as it appeared, I resolved to make a last effort for peace.
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
not in physical motion
From this reading Is there still no chance of an arrangement?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it an absolute necessity, that I must either kill this colossus, or be myself slain?
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Merciful Heavens! is there no means to avert this doom of dread?
Chapter 6 of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness by Mayne Reid holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 396 sentences of The Wild Huntress: Love in the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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