Chapter 10 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“That doesn’t matter.” “And what do you propose to do now?” “I propose to do nothing. I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you. It was your affair in the beginning.
Chapter 10 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “It was your affair in the beginning.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading ““That doesn’t matter.””
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““And what do you propose to do now?””
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading “I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was your affair in the beginning.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That doesn’t matter.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I propose to do nothing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was your affair in the beginning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was your affair in the beginning.
go away from a place
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “That doesn’t matter.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I propose to do nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
third-person singular of “require” — require as useful, just, or proper
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That doesn’t matter.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was your affair in the beginning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I think that I have done all my duty requires, and that now I can leave the whole affair to you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And what do you propose to do now?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It was your affair in the beginning.
Chapter 10 of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy by William Dean Howells holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
Chapter 10 holds 178 sentences of An Open-Eyed Conspiracy, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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