Chapter 6 of A Traveler from Altruria: Romance is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Traveler from Altruria: Romance is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together. You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp. “Yes. Folks rust out living alone. It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
Chapter 6 of A Traveler from Altruria: Romance is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading “You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading ““Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.”
your parents
From this reading “Folks rust out living alone.”
not close together in time
From this reading ““Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.”
more often or more frequently
From this reading “You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.”
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading “Folks rust out living alone.”
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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 You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Folks rust out living alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
your parents
From this reading Folks rust out living alone.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
not close together in time
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
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From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Folks rust out living alone.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
more often or more frequently
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Folks rust out living alone.
become destroyed by water, air, or a corrosive such as an acid
From this reading Folks rust out living alone.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You feel that you lose a great deal in not seeing one another oftener?” he asked Camp.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It’s Human nature to want to get together.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, you know,” he began, “we have neither city nor country in your sense, and so we are neither so isolated nor so crowded together.
Chapter 6 of A Traveler from Altruria: Romance by William Dean Howells holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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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