Chapter 37 of Ishmael is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVII
Chapter 37 of Ishmael is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENVY. Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow! You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame? This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame! --_M.F. Tupper_.
Chapter 37 of Ishmael is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a blemish made by dirt
From this reading “Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!”
approval
From this reading “You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?”
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading “ENVY.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!”
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading “Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!”
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?”
third-person singular of “provoke” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading “You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?”
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading “Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!”
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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 This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
(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 This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
put or pin the blame on
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
approval
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
a feeling of grudging admiration and desire to have something that is possessed by another
From this reading ENVY.
a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature
From this reading --_M.F. Tupper_.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
a liquid used for printing or writing or drawing
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading --_M.F. Tupper_.
the force of workers available
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
and nothing more
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
third-person singular of “provoke” — call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This merely, with all better men, Is quite a kind of fame!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_M.F. Tupper_.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
a Caucasian
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Well! blot him black with slander's ink, He stands as white as snow!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You serve him better than you think And kinder than you know; What? is it not some credit then, That he provokes your blame?
Chapter 37 of Ishmael by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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 37 holds 463 sentences of Ishmael, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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