Chapter 1 of End as a World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of End as a World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about! Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess. I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe. I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing. There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
Chapter 1 of End as a World is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in actual fact
From this reading “I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.”
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading “Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!”
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.”
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “There was the usual news just after Labor Day.”
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.”
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading “Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
in actual fact
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
later than; following
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
(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 Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
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From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
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From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
at any time
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
inflected form of “foretell” — foreshadow or presage
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
past form of “guess” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
and nothing more
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
plural of “language” — a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
information about recent and important events
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I know what I wanted to think, but that's different from actually knowing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the usual news just after Labor Day.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Every paper said so in all the languages there were, I guess.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I kept reading them, but didn't know what to believe.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Prophets aplenty foretold the end--but not one ever guessed just how it would come about!
Chapter 1 of End as a World by F. L. (Floyd L.) Wallace holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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 1 holds 281 sentences of End as a World, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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