Chapter 35 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection. He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh. How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs? She can have no means of gaining this knowledge. She is simply inspired.”
Chapter 35 of Arnold's Tempter is here in full — 343 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.”
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading “Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.”
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.”
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading “She is simply inspired.””
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading “How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?”
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.”
logically valid
From this reading “He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.”
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 “Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.”
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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 He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
matters of personal concern
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
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From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
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From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
a piece of furniture with a writing surface and usually drawers or other compartments
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
-ing form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
of or relating to or characteristic of India or the East Indies or their peoples or languages or cultures
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading She is simply inspired.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is simply inspired.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
an unmarried girl (especially a virgin)
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
not any; not one
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
logically valid
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She can have no means of gaining this knowledge.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
and nothing more
From this reading She is simply inspired.”
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How did this simple Indian maiden get such knowledge of my secret affairs?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Major Andre went back to his desk, and sat down for serious reflection.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He reasoned with himself: “Here was a picture of Arnold and Barclugh.
Chapter 35 of Arnold's Tempter by Benjamin F. (Benjamin Freeman) Comfort holds 343 sentences, grouped into 69 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 35 holds 343 sentences of Arnold's Tempter, unabridged, divided into 69 reading sections.
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