Chapter XVII of Cease Firing, “Bread Cast on Water,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Cease Firing, “Bread Cast on Water,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived. _Question._ Where are we? _Answer._ In the North. _Q._ Do we find the North interesting? _Ans._ We do not.
Chapter XVII of Cease Firing, “Bread Cast on Water,” is here in full — 373 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.”
a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
From this reading “Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “_Q._ Do we find the North interesting?”
very recently
From this reading “Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “_Answer._ In the North.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading “Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.”
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.
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 Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
(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 Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands
From this reading _Ans._ We do not.
react verbally
From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
very recently
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading _Answer._ In the North.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Ans._ We do not.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
the 17th letter of the Roman alphabet
From this reading _Q._ Do we find the North interesting?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
in or at the place that
From this reading _Question._ Where are we?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Prison X had a catechism which it taught all the newly arrived.
Chapter 17 of Cease Firing by Mary Johnston holds 373 sentences, grouped into 75 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 17 holds 373 sentences of Cease Firing, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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