Chapter 2 of In the Roaring Fifties is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of In the Roaring Fifties is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'No! If life had become unbearable you were justified. When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth. No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.' Jim was most emphatic on this point.
Chapter 2 of In the Roaring Fifties is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “If life had become unbearable you were justified.”
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading “No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'”
spoken with emphasis
From this reading “Jim was most emphatic on this point.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'”
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading “If life had become unbearable you were justified.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “If life had become unbearable you were justified.”
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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 No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
remaining in force or being carried on without letup
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
spoken with emphasis
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
used to form the superlative
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
precisely, exactly
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No man has the right to insist upon a fellow-creature continuing to live when life has become intolerable.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jim was most emphatic on this point.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
at the time that
From this reading When you said I had no right to interfere, you spoke the truth.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If life had become unbearable you were justified.
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