Chapter 1 of For the Cause is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of For the Cause is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But his son? He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob? A Sorbonnist? The priests have got hold of him? He would do to others as they have done to his father?
Chapter 1 of For the Cause is here in full — 455 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 61/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 301–305
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the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “The priests have got hold of him?”
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading “The priests have got hold of him?”
move upward
From this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
a male human offspring
From this reading “"But his son?”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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the highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding
In this reading “He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?”
In this reading “The priests have got hold of him?”
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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 He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But his son?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The priests have got hold of him?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The priests have got hold of him?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The priests have got hold of him?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "But his son?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The priests have got hold of him?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
a disorderly crowd of people
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
plural of “priest” — a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders
From this reading The priests have got hold of him?
move upward
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
a male human offspring
From this reading "But his son?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Sorbonnist?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He would do to others as they have done to his father?
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
which person or people
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He is a Leaguer out and out--one who would rise to fortune on the flood tide of the mob?
Chapter 1 of For the Cause by Stanley John Weyman holds 455 sentences, grouped into 91 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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