Chapter 6 of A Twentieth Century Idealist 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 Twentieth Century Idealist is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul. “What’s that?” “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.” “What other fellow?” “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
Chapter 6 of A Twentieth Century Idealist is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make overcast or cloudy
From this reading ““The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.””
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading ““The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.””
slightly wet
From this reading ““You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.””
-ing form of “peck” — hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading ““The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.””
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading ““Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.”
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading ““Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading ““The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.””
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading ““The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading ““You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.””
In this reading ““Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.”
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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 “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
make overcast or cloudy
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
a boy or man
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
a chordophone that has a triangular frame consisting of a sounding board and a pillar and a curved neck; the strings stretched between the neck and the soundbox are plucked with the fingers
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
slightly wet
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
-ing form of “peck” — hit lightly with a picking motion
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
by chance
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
feeling mild pleasurable excitement
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s that?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What other fellow?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s that?”
which person or people
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “The one who sat on a wet cloud pecking at a harp--ask Widow Bedot.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “Well, there’s one advantage about a piano in the woods,” teased Paul.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll be more comfortable, and possibly less moist than the other fellow.”
Chapter 6 of A Twentieth Century Idealist by Henry Pettit 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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