Chapter 6 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th. You must do as you think best. You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me. Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also. I shall say no more.
Chapter 6 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “You must do as you think best.”
unvarying in nature
From this reading “You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.”
go away from a place
From this reading “Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.”
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From this reading FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.
anew
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
(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 Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
in addition
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You must do as you think best.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You must do as you think best.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
unvarying in nature
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You must do as you think best.
at any time
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading FLETCHER'S HALL, August 12th.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
go away from a place
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
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 You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
engage in
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I shall say no more.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must do as you think best.
not any; not one
From this reading I shall say no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
express in words
From this reading I shall say no more.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall say no more.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You must do as you think best.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must do as you think best.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You know that I long for you, that the thought of your wasted life is constant pain to me.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading Think again, think every day, and if ever you can make up your mind to leave Mrs. Rayner, you know that I am here, that all I have is yours also.
Chapter 6 of The Wings of Icarus by Laurence Alma-Tadema holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
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