Chapter 22 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace. So, they persist in the dead ideal. _Fata nolunt._ Fata nolunt. Then see how the fates betray them. In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
Chapter 22 of Kangaroo is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reveal unintentionally
From this reading “Then see how the fates betray them.”
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading “All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.”
no longer in force or use; inactive
From this reading “In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “Then see how the fates betray them.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.”
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading “In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.”
continue to exist
From this reading “So, they persist in the dead ideal.”
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do something repeatedly and showing no intention to stop
In this reading “So, they persist in the dead ideal.”
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
In this reading “All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.”
In this reading “All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.”
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declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
equally
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
(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 All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
reveal unintentionally
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
the kinship relation between a male offspring and the siblings
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading So, they persist in the dead ideal.
no longer in force or use; inactive
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fata nolunt._ Fata nolunt.
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
the quality of being humane
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
the force of workers available
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Fata nolunt._ Fata nolunt.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
continue to exist
From this reading So, they persist in the dead ideal.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
acting with less concern for yourself than for the success of the joint activity
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So, they persist in the dead ideal.
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
not in physical motion
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then see how the fates betray them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So, they persist in the dead ideal.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading In their service of the defunct ideal they find themselves utterly humiliated, _sold_.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading All men alike, and all women, admitted and still admit the face value of the ideal of Love, Self-sacrifice, and Humanity united in love, brotherhood, and peace.
Chapter 22 of Kangaroo by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 22 holds 413 sentences of Kangaroo, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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