Chapter 12 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No? That's a purely professional prejudice of yours. Look at it from my point of view. Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit? Suicide!
Chapter 12 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading “Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?”
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading “Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?”
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading “Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?”
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading “That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.”
restricted to something
From this reading “That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.”
held in check with difficulty
From this reading “Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?”
the act of killing yourself
From this reading “Suicide!”
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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 That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
an opening that permits escape or release
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
engage in
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
not any; not one
From this reading "No?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
restricted to something
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
on the contrary
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
held in check with difficulty
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
the act of killing yourself
From this reading Suicide!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Look at it from my point of view.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Am I to wait to be strangled by invisible hands, rather than make an easy and graceful exit?
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading That's a purely professional prejudice of yours.
Chapter 12 of From a Bench in Our Square by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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