Chapter 3 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You must go on! You have no right to falter now. For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service. What in the world could you do out of it? You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
Chapter 3 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.”
be unsure or weak
From this reading “You have no right to falter now.”
possessive form of “god” — 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 “For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.”
inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.”
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading “You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.”
inflected form of “strum” — sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
From this reading “You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.”
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.
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continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “"You must go on!”
In this reading “What in the world could you do out of it?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
agreeably diverting
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
be unsure or weak
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You must go on!
possessive form of “god” — 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 For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must go on!
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
not any; not one
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You must go on!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
a full supply
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
inflected form of “quit” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
precisely, exactly
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
the act of singing vocal music
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
inflected form of “strum” — sound the strings of (a stringed instrument)
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For God's sake, N.....! put by all these miserable dreams of quitting the service.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You have no right to falter now.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What in the world could you do out of it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You must go on!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You have plenty of time for entertaining yourself with strumming and singing, and what not.
Chapter 3 of Imre: A Memorandum by Edward Prime-Stevenson holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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