Chapter 35 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 818 sentences across 164 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXV
Chapter 35 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 818 sentences across 164 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRAYSMILL, March 26th. You are the best friend that ever lived! I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones. And who most of all? Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
Chapter 35 of The Wings of Icarus is here in full — 818 sentences across 164 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading “I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!”
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading “I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.”
march in a procession
From this reading “GRAYSMILL, March 26th.”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.”
cause to run
From this reading “Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.”
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading “Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!”
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From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 26th.
anew
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
(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 And who most of all?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And who most of all?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
at any time
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
(Bible) the archangel who was the messenger of God
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 26th.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
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 Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
march in a procession
From this reading GRAYSMILL, March 26th.
used to form the superlative
From this reading And who most of all?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And who most of all?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
cause to run
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
worried and uneasy
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
the sensation caused by heat energy
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
a Caucasian
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
which person or people
From this reading And who most of all?
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am quite restless with impatience, so is Gabriel, so are my old ones.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are the best friend that ever lived!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh! little white face, how I long to hold you in my hands again, and what warmth of love and happiness I long to pour into your heart!
Chapter 35 of The Wings of Icarus by Laurence Alma-Tadema holds 818 sentences, grouped into 164 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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