Chapter 4 of Class of '29 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Class of '29 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BISHOP. [_Frightened._] Convictions? KEN. I'm fed up. [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
Chapter 4 of Class of '29 is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “BISHOP.”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “[_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.”
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “[_Frightened._] Convictions?”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “I'm fed up.”
made afraid
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “[_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.”
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading “KEN.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “[_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading BISHOP.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading [_Frightened._] Convictions?
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading I'm fed up.
made afraid
From this reading [_Frightened._] Convictions?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm fed up.
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading KEN.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading [_More savage and bitter as he goes on._] One can go on so long.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm fed up.
Chapter 4 of Class of '29 by Orrie Lashin holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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