Chapter 7 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WIDOW'S WEEDS. Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away. There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay. --ROGERS. Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
Chapter 7 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.”
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading “Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.”
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “--ROGERS.”
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading “Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.”
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading “IN WIDOW'S WEEDS.”
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “IN WIDOW'S WEEDS.”
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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 There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WIDOW'S WEEDS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading --ROGERS.
United States psychologist and psychophysicist who proposed Stevens' power law to replace Fechner's law (1906-1973)
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
carry out
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading IN WIDOW'S WEEDS.
possessive form of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading IN WIDOW'S WEEDS.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Dorothe Stevens was not a woman to take misfortune much to heart.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There's such a charm in melancholy, I would not, if I could, be gay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Go; you may call it madness, folly; You may not chase my gloom away.
Chapter 7 of A Century Too Soon: The Age of Tyranny by John R. (John Roy) Musick holds 179 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.
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