Chapter 18 of A Changed Man, and Other Tales is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of A Changed Man, and Other Tales is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight. Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper. And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
Chapter 18 of A Changed Man, and Other Tales is here in full — 33 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .”
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading “September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.”
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading “September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .”
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading “And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .”
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading “And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.”
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From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
past form of “insert” — put or introduce into something
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
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From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
generally approved or compelling recognition
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading September 10.--I have inserted nothing in my diary for more than a fortnight.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Events have been altogether too sad for me to have the spirit to put them on paper.
a source of difficulty
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
accept gladly
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
at the time that
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet there comes a time when the act of recording one's trouble is recognized as a welcome method of dwelling upon it .
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