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To Love
To Love

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of To Love is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Chapter 11 of To Love by Margaret Peterson holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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.

What does chapter 11 of To Love contain?

Chapter 11 holds 127 sentences of To Love, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 11 of To Love by Margaret Peterson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 127 sentences, grouped into 26 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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"Will my strength last me?
Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"
H. C. BEECHING.
Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.
If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.
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To Love

Chapter XI

Chapter 11 of To Love is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
"Will my strength last me?
Line 2
Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"
Line 3
H. C. BEECHING.
Line 4
Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.
Line 5
If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

Learner Dictionary

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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

Have auxiliary verb US /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading “If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.”

Someone pronoun US /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading “Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"”

Upon preposition US /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading “Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.”

All words in this reading · 64

Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

all

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From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

always

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

beating

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

BEECHING

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From this reading H. C. BEECHING.

build

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

C

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From this reading H. C. BEECHING.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

courage

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

despair

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

Didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

easier

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From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

edge

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

ever

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From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

fails

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

got

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

H

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From this reading H. C. BEECHING.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

heart

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

hope

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

IfconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

indeed

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

last

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From this reading "Will my strength last me?

life

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

long

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

loud

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

mepronounUS /miː/

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Will my strength last me?

means

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

merely

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Will my strength last me?

nearly

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

new

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

night

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

noises

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

pause

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

reached

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

rely

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

say

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From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

seems

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

sleep

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

someonepronounUS /ˈsʌmwʌn/

a person, without saying who

From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

stage

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

strength

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From this reading "Will my strength last me?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

then

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

tortured

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

unbearably

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

up

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/

a formal word for “on”

From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.

uttermost

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

way

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From this reading Did not someone say The way was ever easier all the way?"

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

Willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading "Will my strength last me?

world

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From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading If you have got to a stage in your life when sleep fails you, if night means merely a long tortured pause from the noises of the world, in which the beating of your heart seems unbearably loud, then indeed you have reached to the uttermost edge of despair.

Youth

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From this reading Youth can nearly always rely upon sleep to build up new strength, new hope, new courage.