Chapter 1 of Flint is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Flint is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Say not 'a small event.' Why 'small'? Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that? Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed." _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
Chapter 1 of Flint is here in full — 102 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading “Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?”
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading “_The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.”
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."”
be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading “Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."”
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading “_The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “_The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “_The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.”
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading “_The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.”
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From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
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From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Say not 'a small event.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "Say not 'a small event.'
be greater in scope or size than some standard
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
engage in
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Say not 'a small event.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
go across or through
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
express in words
From this reading "Say not 'a small event.'
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Say not 'a small event.'
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
undo what has been twined together
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _The following chapter is an Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish, dated Nepaug, July 1, 189-._ We are a house-party.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Untwine me from the mass Of deeds which make up life, one deed Power should fall short in, or exceed."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why 'small'?
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading Costs it more pain that this ye call 'A great event' should come to pass Than that?
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