Chapter 1 of Bread is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Bread is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?” “Annul a marriage? ’Tis impossible! Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!” --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
Chapter 1 of Bread is here in full — 484 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?””
declare invalid
From this reading ““Annul a marriage?”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading “Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!””
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
From this reading “Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!””
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading “SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?””
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “--_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.”
(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
From this reading “SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?””
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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 “Annul a marriage?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
(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 Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
declare invalid
From this reading “Annul a marriage?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
an alloy of copper and zinc
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
hold firmly and tightly
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
necrotic tissue; a mortified or gangrenous part or mass
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
coins made of gold
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
United States film maker who was the first to use flashbacks and fade-outs (1875-1948)
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading ’Tis impossible!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Annul a marriage?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading --_Robert Browning_ BY CHARLES G. NORRIS AUTHOR OF “BRASS,” “SALT,” ETC.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
(used especially of meats) preserved in salt
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
Identical; not different.
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
have flavor; taste of something
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’Tis impossible!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading SALT or The Education of Griffith Adams “Ye are the salt of the earth; but if the salt have lost his savour, wherewith shall it be salted?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Though ring about your neck be brass not gold, Needs must it clasp, gangrene you all the same!”
Chapter 1 of Bread by Charles G. (Charles Gilman) Norris holds 484 sentences, grouped into 97 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 1 holds 484 sentences of Bread, unabridged, divided into 97 reading sections.
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