Chapter 9 of A Man's World is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of A Man's World is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us. When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...." "Oh, don’t apologize. There is no personal ill-feeling." And so we left the settlement.
Chapter 9 of A Man's World is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “"Oh, don’t apologize.”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading “When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."”
set or keep apart
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading “When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."”
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.”
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In this reading “When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."”
in question or at issue
In this reading “When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."”
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the first light of day
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
not any; not one
From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, don’t apologize.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
set or keep apart
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
express in speech
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
(law) a right or legal share of something; a financial involvement with something
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no personal ill-feeling."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And so we left the settlement.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
at the time that
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading When the welfare of the whole settlement movement is at stake, I cannot allow my personal feelings to blind my...."
superlative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I am sorry to hear you speak so bitterly," Dawn said, "But frankly, I think it wisest that you should sever your connection with us.
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