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Chapter 1 of Daughters of Men is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC. TO DEMETRIOS BIKELAS. MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt. You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
Chapter 1 of Daughters of Men is here in full — 13 sentences across 3 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.”
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
-ing form of “purport” — have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
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.
In this reading “| | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.”
In this reading “MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO DEMETRIOS BIKELAS.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO DEMETRIOS BIKELAS.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
the Hellenic branch of the Indo-European family of languages
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
the sound of laughing
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
not any; not one
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
-ing form of “purport” — have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
any competition
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
in or at that place or location
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO DEMETRIOS BIKELAS.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading | | | +-------------------------------------------------+ AUTHOR OF “TROUBLED WATERS,” ETC.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You at least know that I lack neither friendship nor sympathy with your race.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MY DEAR FRIEND, Of your kindly interpretation of the laughter here and there in this volume, purporting to be a picture of modern Greek life, I have no doubt.
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