Chapter 8 of In a Little Town is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of In a Little Town is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The main thing was to be alive. Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details. And, after all, he was not so pitiable. His name was still respected. His factory was still running.
Chapter 8 of In a Little Town is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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true confidential information
From this reading “Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.”
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading “His factory was still running.”
most important element
From this reading “The main thing was to be alive.”
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading “Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.”
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading “Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “And, after all, he was not so pitiable.”
receiving deferential regard
From this reading “His name was still respected.”
not important
From this reading “Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
possessing life
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
(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 Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
true confidential information
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing
From this reading His factory was still running.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His name was still respected.
most important element
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
of lesser importance or stature or rank
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
plural of “misfortune” — unnecessary and unforeseen trouble resulting from an unfortunate event
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading His name was still respected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
receiving deferential regard
From this reading His name was still respected.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading His factory was still running.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And, after all, he was not so pitiable.
not in physical motion
From this reading His name was still respected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
a special situation
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
not important
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The main thing was to be alive.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Before that great good fortune all misfortunes were minor, unimportant details.
Chapter 8 of In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes holds 419 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.
Chapter 8 holds 419 sentences of In a Little Town, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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