Chapter 26 of To Love is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of To Love is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss. Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss." F. HEASLIP LEE. How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew. Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
Chapter 26 of To Love is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.”
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading “Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."”
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “"Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “F. HEASLIP LEE.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.”
the hemisphere that includes North America and South America
In this reading “"Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.”
In this reading “How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.”
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(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 "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
at any time
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading F. HEASLIP LEE.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading F. HEASLIP LEE.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
be the source of pain
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading F. HEASLIP LEE.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
express in speech
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Ever mine eyes must see, despite Those eyes they miss."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading How Joan lived through the hours that followed she never knew.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Heart and brain seemed paralysed; things had lost their power to hurt.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Of all strange things in this strange new world Most strange is this; Ever my lips must speak and smile Without your kiss.
Chapter 26 of To Love by Margaret Peterson holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 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 26 holds 180 sentences of To Love, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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