Chapter 10 of What Answer? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of What Answer? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again. Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her. If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity. "This afternoon?" he had said. "Be it so," she had answered.
Chapter 10 of What Answer? is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading “"_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.”
the dead body of a human being
From this reading “"_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.”
time without end
From this reading “If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “"_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.”
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading “"_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.”
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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 "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
later than; following
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "This afternoon?" he had said.
anew
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Be it so," she had answered.
preventing entry or exit or a course of action
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be it so," she had answered.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the dead body of a human being
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
time without end
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
yet to be or coming
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
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From this reading Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Be it so," she had answered.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.
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 "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This afternoon?" he had said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be it so," she had answered.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This afternoon?" he had said.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If the wearisome months seemed endless in passing, the morning hours were an eternity.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Having seen her, he wondered how he had lived without her.
a late time of life
From this reading "_The future seemed barred By the corpse of a dead hope._" OWEN MEREDITH So, then, after these long years he had seen her again.
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