Chapter 4 of H. R. is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of H. R. is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year! _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate. Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed! They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats. They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.
Chapter 4 of H. R. is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading “Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!”
past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain
From this reading “They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.”
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading “They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.”
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading “They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.”
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!”
plural of “spoon” — a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.”
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading “They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.”
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In this reading “They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.”
In this reading “Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!”
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anew
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
goddess of criminal rashness and its punishment
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
plural of “beast” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
used of a height or viewpoint
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain
From this reading They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
take in solid food
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
plural of “fork” — cutlery used for serving and eating food
From this reading They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
plural of “knife” — edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
the force of workers available
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
plural of “noise” — sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
plural of “spoon” — a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading They disdained forks, knives, and spoons.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Don't forget the moral effect of commanding and being obeyed!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
plural of “throat” — the passage to the stomach and lungs; in the front part of the neck below the chin and above the collarbone
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
at the time that
From this reading _Eat!_" When he said eat, men ate.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading They flung themselves on the food like wild beasts, and made animal noises in their throats.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "May God be good to us sandwich-men again this year!
Chapter 4 of H. R. by Edwin Lefevre holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 4 holds 402 sentences of H. R., unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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