Chapter 10 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest. Everybody does it there.’ So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.” “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?” “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
Chapter 10 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 127 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading “So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.””
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.””
every person
From this reading “Everybody does it there.’”
widely known and esteemed
From this reading ““Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?””
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading ““Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?””
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading ““Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?””
(sometimes followed by “to”) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
From this reading ““Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?””
express a supposition
From this reading ““‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
(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 “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
every person
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
widely known and esteemed
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
on the contrary
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Oh, dear, not” said my friend.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
(sometimes followed by “to”) applying to or characterized by or distinguishing something particular or special or unique
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
express a supposition
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading Everybody does it there.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘I suppose I should go back to that, along with all the rest.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you see,” my friend concluded, “it’s in the air, rather than the blood.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then your famous specific is that our eternal-womanly should go and live in Paris?”
Chapter 10 of Literature and Life (Complete) by William Dean Howells holds 127 sentences, grouped into 26 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 127 sentences of Literature and Life (Complete), unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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