Chapter 1 of Latter-Day Pamphlets is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Latter-Day Pamphlets is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LATTER-DAY PAMPHLETS. But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night. Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream. Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL. Then said his Lordship, "Well.
Chapter 1 of Latter-Day Pamphlets is here in full — 94 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “Then said his Lordship, "Well.”
plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading “LATTER-DAY PAMPHLETS.”
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading “Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.”
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading “But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.”
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading “But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.”
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading “Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
the first light of day
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then said his Lordship, "Well.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
belonging to the present or recent times
From this reading LATTER-DAY PAMPHLETS.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading Then said his Lordship, "Well.
engage in
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
plural of “pamphlet” — a small book usually having a paper cover
From this reading LATTER-DAY PAMPHLETS.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Then said his Lordship, "Well.
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From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then said his Lordship, "Well.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
coming next after the eleventh and just before the thirteenth in position
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
(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 Then said his Lordship, "Well.
an old form of “will”, used with “thou”
From this reading Thou, Eternal Providence, wilt make the Day dawn!--JEAN PAUL.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Birds of darkness are on the wing; spectres uproar; the dead walk; the living dream.
but in spite of that
From this reading But as yet struggles the twelfth hour of the Night.
Chapter 1 of Latter-Day Pamphlets by Thomas Carlyle holds 94 sentences, grouped into 19 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 94 sentences of Latter-Day Pamphlets, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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