Chapter 8 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?” Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor. “Nothing,” he said listlessly. “You’re not looking well.” “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
Chapter 8 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading ““Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.”
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading “Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.”
in a listless manner
From this reading ““Nothing,” he said listlessly.”
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.”
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading ““Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.”
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading ““Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.”
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading ““Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading ““Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.”
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In this reading “Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.”
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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 Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
(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 “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
without liveliness
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
the organ of sight
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Nothing,” he said listlessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
in a listless manner
From this reading “Nothing,” he said listlessly.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “You’re not looking well.”
-ing form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You’re not looking well.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing,” he said listlessly.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
a person who investigates and reports or edits news stories
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Nothing,” he said listlessly.
full of anxiety and concern
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “You’re not looking well.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “Oh, I’m all right,” said the reporter, dully wishing his solicitous superior at the devil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading WHAT ’s the matter with you, Robson?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’re not looking well.”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Jeremy Robson turned a lack-luster eye upon Wackley, his managing editor.
Chapter 8 of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 8 holds 193 sentences of Common Cause: A Novel of the War in America, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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