Chapter 1 of Everyman's Land is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Everyman's Land is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Padre, when you died, you left a message for me. You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth. I used to "confess," and you used to advise. Also you used to scold. _How_ you used to scold!
Chapter 1 of Everyman's Land is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give advice to
From this reading “I used to "confess," and you used to advise.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I used to "confess," and you used to advise.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.”
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading “Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Also you used to scold.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
give advice to
From this reading I used to "confess," and you used to advise.
in addition
From this reading Also you used to scold.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I used to "confess," and you used to advise.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I used to "confess," and you used to advise.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _How_ you used to scold!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
and nothing more
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
a chaplain in one of the military services
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Also you used to scold.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
a source of difficulty
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
at the time that
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
produce a literary work
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
the act of creating written works
From this reading You asked me to go on writing, if I were in trouble, just as I used to write when you were on earth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Padre, when you died, you left a message for me.
Chapter 1 of Everyman's Land by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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 182 sentences of Everyman's Land, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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