Chapter 5 of Black Man's Burden is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Black Man's Burden is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked at him oddly. "Then why stay here?" "Because there's so much that needs to be done." "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too. We all do what we must do and what we can do."
Chapter 5 of Black Man's Burden is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for the reason that
From this reading “"Because there's so much that needs to be done."”
a steep high face of rock
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
make right or correct
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading “"Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “"Because there's so much that needs to be done."”
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading “She looked at him oddly.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Then why stay here?"”
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 “"Then why stay here?"”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at him oddly.”
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(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 We all do what we must do and what we can do."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
for the reason that
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
a steep high face of rock
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
make right or correct
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Then why stay here?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him oddly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Then why stay here?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then why stay here?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because there's so much that needs to be done."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all do what we must do and what we can do."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then why stay here?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, you're right and what Cliff Jackson said to the doctor was correct, too.
Chapter 5 of Black Man's Burden by Mack Reynolds holds 445 sentences, grouped into 89 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 5 holds 445 sentences of Black Man's Burden, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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