Chapter 21 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Is that the Labour man?" "Yes. I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike. He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously. I don't wonder at his bitterness.
Chapter 21 of Changing Winds: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.”
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading “I don't wonder at his bitterness.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.”
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “"Is that the Labour man?"”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.”
extremely
From this reading “He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.”
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.
create by putting components or members together
In this reading “He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.”
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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 He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I don't wonder at his bitterness.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading I don't wonder at his bitterness.
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't wonder at his bitterness.
used as intensifiers
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I don't wonder at his bitterness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
plural of “influence” — a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that the Labour man?"
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading "Is that the Labour man?"
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Is that the Labour man?"
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that the Labour man?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is that the Labour man?"
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
extremely
From this reading He's got more brains than all the others put together, and he influences John tremendously.
at the time that
From this reading I liked him when I met him, but he's frightfully bitter since the strike.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I don't wonder at his bitterness.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
Chapter 21 of Changing Winds: A Novel by St. John G. (St. John Greer) Ervine holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 21 holds 417 sentences of Changing Winds: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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