Chapter 14 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right. She holds the stronger position. But yet I cannot give it up. One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does. The thing is not possible.
Chapter 14 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.”
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading “She holds the stronger position.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “_EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.”
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading “She holds the stronger position.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “She holds the stronger position.”
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading “_EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.”
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In this reading “One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.”
live in the house where one works
In this reading “One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.”
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higher than, or over, something
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading She holds the stronger position.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The thing is not possible.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading She holds the stronger position.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading The thing is not possible.
precisely, exactly
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She holds the stronger position.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She holds the stronger position.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading _EUSTACE’S DILEMMA_ “She is right in theory--she is perfectly right.
a special situation
From this reading The thing is not possible.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading One cannot live in the world, and breathe an atmosphere so far above it as she does.
but in spite of that
From this reading But yet I cannot give it up.
Chapter 14 of Eustace Marchmont: A friend of the people by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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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