Chapter 6 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed. I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am. As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am. So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating. Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.
Chapter 6 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.”
by divine means
From this reading “Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.”
in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics
From this reading “Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.”
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading “So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.”
according to logical reasoning
From this reading “Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.”
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading “To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading “As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.”
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a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
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From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
by divine means
From this reading Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.
in an ethical manner; from an ethical point of view; according to ethics
From this reading Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
and nothing more
From this reading As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.
according to logical reasoning
From this reading Logically dissatisfying and divinely and ethically exasperating.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
and nothing more
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
in a hideous manner
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As, Just Beneath The Skin, I am.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To be one human being means to be monstrously mixed.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
produce a literary work
From this reading I write me out not as I might be, nor as I should be--whatever that may be--: but merely as I am.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading So my written account must come out someways dissatisfying and exasperating.
Chapter 6 of I, Mary MacLane: A Diary of Human Days by Mary MacLane holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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