Chapter 8 of Hey Rub-a-dub-dub is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 8 of Hey Rub-a-dub-dub is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end! THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think! I fail! Oh, ho, ho, ho! (_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!
Chapter 8 of Hey Rub-a-dub-dub is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cherished desire
From this reading “AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!”
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading “THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!”
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “(_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “I fail!”
in an unfortunate way
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
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a cherished desire
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
third-person singular of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading (_He disappears._) AMBITION It is the end!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading I fail!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
a trivalent metallic element of the rare earth group; occurs together with yttrium; forms highly magnetic compounds
From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I fail!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, ho, ho, ho!
possession of controlling influence
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
in an unfortunate way
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AMBITION (_Sadly._) It is the end!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
From this reading THIRD POWER OF DARKNESS (_Writhing and fading in the brain of the Lord._) It is of me he ceases to think!
Chapter 8 of Hey Rub-a-dub-dub by Theodore Dreiser holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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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