Chapter 8 of Following the Equator — Part 6 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Following the Equator — Part 6 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar. Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth. --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
Chapter 8 of Following the Equator — Part 6 is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.”
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “Don't part with your illusions.”
information that is incorrect
From this reading “Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.”
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading “Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.”
superlative of “sure” — having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.”
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “--Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
(of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't part with your illusions.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Don't part with your illusions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
information that is incorrect
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Don't part with your illusions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
not in physical motion
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
superlative of “sure” — having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
express in words
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Often, the surest way to convey misinformation is to tell the strict truth.
at the time that
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
possessive form of “wilson” — author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading --Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Don't part with your illusions.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When they are gone you may still exist but you have ceased to live.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Don't part with your illusions.
Chapter 8 of Following the Equator — Part 6 by Mark Twain holds 157 sentences, grouped into 32 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 8 holds 157 sentences of Following the Equator — Part 6, unabridged, divided into 32 reading sections.
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