Chapter 10 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did you think of Panky?” “I could not make him out. If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.” “Where did you meet him?” “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
Chapter 10 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.””
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading ““About two hours lower down than the statues.””
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.””
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading ““About two hours lower down than the statues.””
come together
From this reading ““Where did you meet him?””
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.””
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.””
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading ““About two hours lower down than the statues.””
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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 If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
(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 If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “I could not make him out.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I could not make him out.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I could not make him out.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
engage in
From this reading “I could not make him out.
come together
From this reading “Where did you meet him?”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I could not make him out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I could not make him out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
plural of “statue” — a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “About two hours lower down than the statues.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If he had not been a Bridgeford Professor I might have liked him; but you know how we all of us distrust those people.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where did you meet him?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What did you think of Panky?”
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