Chapter 6 of Dear Brutus is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Dear Brutus is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught). I didn't know. Just a philanderer! (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now. JOANNA (the practical).
Chapter 6 of Dear Brutus is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading “PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading “PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).”
a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
From this reading “Just a philanderer!”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “JOANNA (the practical).”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).”
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.
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In this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
anew
In this reading “(The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.”
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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 PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
anew
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
(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 (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
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From this reading I didn't know.
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From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
a serving of drink (usually alcoholic) drawn from a keg
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't know.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JOANNA (the practical).
and nothing more
From this reading Just a philanderer!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
causing or able to cause nausea
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
above and across; more than
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
a man who likes many women and has short sexual relationships with them
From this reading Just a philanderer!
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading JOANNA (the practical).
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
express a supposition
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PURDIE (to whom it is truly a nauseous draught).
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading (The soul of him would like at this instant to creep into another body.) And if people don't change, I suppose we shall begin all over again now.
Chapter 6 of Dear Brutus by J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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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