Chapter 11 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE. This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows: * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live. "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice. "I have been a miser.
Chapter 11 of Avarice--Anger is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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periodically accumulated over time
From this reading “"You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.”
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading “"You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.”
dearly loved
From this reading “* * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.”
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading “This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:”
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading “"You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:”
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading “"I have been a miser.”
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 “* * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.”
In this reading “This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:”
In this reading “"You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.”
In this reading “This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
periodically accumulated over time
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
Extreme greed for wealth or material gain.
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been a miser.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
dearly loved
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
very opposed in nature or character or purpose
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
death of a person
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
go away from a place
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
a stingy hoarder of money and possessions (often living miserably)
From this reading "I have been a miser.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "You have always believed me to be poor; on the contrary, I leave you a large fortune accumulated by avarice.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
a male human offspring
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading This communication, dated about two months before, read as follows:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading A VOICE FROM THE GRAVE.
at the time that
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading * * * * * "MY BELOVED SON:--When you read these lines I shall have ceased to live.
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