Chapter 4 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less.. and what worlds away!" "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him? Perfectly, Imre! You will soon see that clearly.
Chapter 4 of Imre: A Memorandum is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “And the little less.. and what worlds away!"”
without doubt or question
From this reading “You will soon see that clearly.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “"Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “And the little less.. and what worlds away!"”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?”
in the near future
From this reading “You will soon see that clearly.”
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “And the little less.. and what worlds away!"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And the little less.. and what worlds away!"
without doubt or question
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perfectly, Imre!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading And the little less.. and what worlds away!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Did I keep my secret perfectly from him?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
in the near future
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "O, the little more, and how much it is!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And the little less.. and what worlds away!"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading And the little less.. and what worlds away!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will soon see that clearly.
Chapter 4 of Imre: A Memorandum by Edward Prime-Stevenson holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 453 sentences of Imre: A Memorandum, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Imre: A Memorandum by Edward Prime-Stevenson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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