Chapter 16 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him. “‘As well as,’ indeed! We know what that means. Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief. ‘As well as’!
Chapter 16 of Erewhon Revisited Twenty Years Later, Both is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
terminate
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.”
inflected form of “outstrip” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
required or under orders
From this reading “ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.”
in or to any place at all
From this reading “Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.”
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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 Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
anew
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘As well as,’ indeed!
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
next to; at the side of
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
terminate
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
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From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “‘As well as,’ indeed!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading We know what that means.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading We know what that means.
a form of address for a man
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
inflected form of “outstrip” — be or do something to a greater degree
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
(theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
plural of “saying” — a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
required or under orders
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We know what that means.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
a rejection of belief
From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We know what that means.
(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 “‘As well as,’ indeed!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We know what that means.
at the time that
From this reading ARE READ FROM HIS SUPPOSED SAYINGS “It is enough to break one’s heart,” said Mr. Balmy when he had outstripped the procession, and my father was again beside him.
in or to any place at all
From this reading Wherever there is a factory there is a hot-bed of unbelief.
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