Chapter 14 of A People's Man is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of A People's Man is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below. The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult. He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question. "War or peace, Mr. Maraton? Which is it to be?
Chapter 14 of A People's Man is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.”
command with authority
From this reading “He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.”
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading “One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.”
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading “The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.”
relieve from
From this reading “One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
react verbally
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Which is it to be?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
command with authority
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Which is it to be?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Which is it to be?
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
immediately past
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
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From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "War or peace, Mr. Maraton?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "War or peace, Mr. Maraton?
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading "War or peace, Mr. Maraton?
by chance
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
compacted by ironing
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
relieve from
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
precisely as stated
From this reading He pressed very hard for an answer to his direct question.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "War or peace, Mr. Maraton?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The last on the list was perhaps the most difficult.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which is it to be?
which person or people
From this reading One by one, Maraton got rid at last of the little crowd of journalists who had been waiting for him below.
Chapter 14 of A People's Man by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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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