Chapter 11 of In the Days of the Comet is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of In the Days of the Comet is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers. “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation. “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
Chapter 11 of In the Days of the Comet is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading ““It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.”
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading ““It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.”
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading ““It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.”
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading “I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.”
darkened by clouds
From this reading “I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.”
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.”
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading ““Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.”
unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
From this reading ““It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
(usually plural) discussion of all sides of a question
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
immediately past
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
darkened by clouds
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
past form of “muse” — reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Nevertheless—it is in the nature of things.
unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion
From this reading “It IS brutish,” I said at last, with a careful unemotional deliberation.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sat lowering, I mused with my eyes upon her quick fingers.
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