Chapter 36 of Joshua Marvel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Joshua Marvel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR. "Minnie!" "Yes, Joshua." "That is all; I thought you were asleep." "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
Chapter 36 of Joshua Marvel is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “"That is all; I thought you were asleep."”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.”
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading “"Yes, Joshua."”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"You are very kind to me, Joshua.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading “SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"That is all; I thought you were asleep."”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, Joshua."”
but in spite of that
From this reading “SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(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 "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
in a state of sleep
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
(Old Testament) Moses' successor who led the Israelites into the Promised Land; best remembered for his destruction of Jericho
From this reading "Yes, Joshua."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Minnie!"
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
precisely as stated
From this reading "You are very kind to me, Joshua.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Joshua."
but in spite of that
From this reading SO NEAR AND YET SO FAR.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That is all; I thought you were asleep."
Chapter 36 of Joshua Marvel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 36 holds 267 sentences of Joshua Marvel, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 36 of Joshua Marvel by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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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