Chapter 21 of Antennae is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of Antennae is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Life seems to lead us into one trap after another. You notice I blame life. I’m so damn conceited. I suppose that’s what the matter with me. In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
Chapter 21 of Antennae is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “You notice I blame life.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “I’m so damn conceited.”
used as expletives
From this reading “I’m so damn conceited.”
take somebody somewhere
From this reading “Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.”
no person; not anyone
From this reading “In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.”
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading “You notice I blame life.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.”
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading “Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.”
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later than; following
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading You notice I blame life.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading I’m so damn conceited.
used as expletives
From this reading I’m so damn conceited.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You notice I blame life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m so damn conceited.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
no person; not anyone
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading You notice I blame life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’m so damn conceited.
not in physical motion
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Life seems to lead us into one trap after another.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose that’s what the matter with me.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading In my heart I still think there’s nobody in the world quite like me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You notice I blame life.
Chapter 21 of Antennae by Hulbert Footner holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 21 holds 406 sentences of Antennae, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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