Chapter 10 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A traveller! I love his title. A traveller is to be reverenced as such. His profession is the best symbol of our life. Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
Chapter 10 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 is here in full — 462 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “His profession is the best symbol of our life.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “I love his title.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “His profession is the best symbol of our life.”
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading “His profession is the best symbol of our life.”
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading “I love his title.”
in the direction of
From this reading “Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.”
a person who changes location
From this reading “A traveller!”
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.
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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 A traveller!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
the act of departing
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I love his title.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love his title.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love his title.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
an arbitrary sign (written or printed) that has acquired a conventional significance
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His profession is the best symbol of our life.
a heading that names a statute or legislative bill; may give a brief summary of the matters it deals with
From this reading I love his title.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A traveller is to be reverenced as such.
in the direction of
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
a person who changes location
From this reading A traveller!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Going from —— toward ——; it is the history of every one of us.
Chapter 10 of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08 by Henry David Thoreau holds 462 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 10 holds 462 sentences of Journal 02, 1850-September 15, 1851 — Volume 08, unabridged, divided into 93 reading sections.
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