Chapter 7 of A Parody Outline of History Wherein May Be is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A Parody Outline of History Wherein May Be is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side. The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease! The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir. They relax from their rigid posture of "attention". The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
Chapter 7 of A Parody Outline of History Wherein May Be is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move gently or carefully
From this reading “The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!”
a commissioned military officer
From this reading “The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading “They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.”
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading “They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".”
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading “They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir.”
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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 Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
move gently or carefully
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
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From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
a commissioned military officer
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
above and across; more than
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
become less tense, rest, or take one's ease
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
incapable of or resistant to bending
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
term of address for a man
From this reading The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir.
a male human offspring
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
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From this reading The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They relax from their rigid posture of "attention".
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Professor's Son and the Lieutenant go to one side.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the other two in a kindly manner)--At ease!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
at the time that
From this reading The Lieutenant--(To the Professor's Son)--Keating, when we "go over", we--may--never come back, you know.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Streetcleaner's Son--Thank you, sir.
Chapter 7 of A Parody Outline of History Wherein May Be by Donald Ogden Stewart holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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