Chapter 4 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Every city has its Fifth Avenue. That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate. Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates. Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum. It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
Chapter 4 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “Every city has its Fifth Avenue.”
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.”
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading “Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.”
an elevated geological formation
From this reading “It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.”
third-person singular of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading “Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.”
attempt by employing effort
From this reading “That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.”
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading “Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.”
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Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
a line of approach
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
ancient city; now destroyed
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
third-person singular of “imitate” — reproduce someone's behavior or looks
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading It was broad, handsome, and climbed a hill of easy incline.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Every city has its Fifth Avenue.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
third-person singular of “reproduce” — make a copy or equivalent of
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
and nothing more
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
attempt by employing effort
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading Animal and vegetable life simply reproduces itself; humanity does more than that, it imitates.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That which we can not have as our own we strive to imitate.
United States country singer and songwriter (1923-1953)
From this reading Williams Street was the Fifth Avenue of Herculaneum.
Chapter 4 of Half a Rogue by Harold MacGrath holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 439 sentences of Half a Rogue, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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