Chapter 4 of Europe After 8:15 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Europe After 8:15 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But no people can be without romance. No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression. Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses. Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards. There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
Chapter 4 of Europe After 8:15 is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
From this reading “Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.”
plural of “lawmaker” — a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
From this reading “Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.”
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
From this reading “Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.”
a state of forcible subjugation
From this reading “No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.”
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading “There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.”
taking delight in beauty
From this reading “There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
plural of “engine” — motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
for a limitless time
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
plural of “lawmaker” — a maker of laws; someone who gives a code of laws
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
not any; not one
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
a state of forcible subjugation
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
a geographical region of historical importance; a former duchy in what is now southwestern France, western Switzerland, and northwestern Italy
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
taking delight in beauty
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
third-person singular of “sit” — be seated
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
a large number or amount
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
-ing form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Not all the moral lawmakers of England have succeeded in stamping out the natural impulses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hypocrisy, that great mediator, sits into the game and stacks the cards.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But no people can be without romance.
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading No nation can withstand forever the engines of repression.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There is no more sensuous dining room in the world than the Savoy.
Chapter 4 of Europe After 8:15 by H. L. (Henry Louis) Mencken holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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