Chapter 10 of Backlog Studies is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Backlog Studies is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR NEXT DOOR. We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels. THE PARSON. So am I. OUR NEXT DOOR.
Chapter 10 of Backlog Studies is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
housing that someone is living in
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “THE PARSON.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.”
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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 We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading So am I.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
housing that someone is living in
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR NEXT DOOR.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading THE PARSON.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So am I.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARSON.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
produce a literary work
From this reading We are living, we are dwelling, in a grand and awful time; I'm glad I don't write novels.
Chapter 10 of Backlog Studies by Charles Dudley Warner holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 175 sentences of Backlog Studies, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Backlog Studies, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
