Chapter 1 of Letters to Judd, an American Workingman is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Letters to Judd, an American Workingman is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This book is written and published as an act of love for America. It is made out of faith in our country, and in you. Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal. We must preserve them. This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
Chapter 1 of Letters to Judd, an American Workingman is here in full — 60 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading “Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.”
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
From this reading “Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.”
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.”
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading “We must preserve them.”
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading “This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.”
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading “This book is written and published as an act of love for America.”
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading “This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.”
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.
In this reading “This book is written and published as an act of love for America.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
past form of “bequeath” — leave or give by will after one's death
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
plural of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must preserve them.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
keep or maintain in unaltered condition; cause to remain or last
From this reading We must preserve them.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
past form of “promote” — contribute to the progress or growth of
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
past form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading We must preserve them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Our fathers bequeathed to us a great democracy and a great ideal.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must preserve them.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This book will not be reviewed in the great press, nor promoted by the powers that be.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading This book is written and published as an act of love for America.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is made out of faith in our country, and in you.
Chapter 1 of Letters to Judd, an American Workingman by Upton Sinclair holds 60 sentences, grouped into 12 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.
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