Chapter 15 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You mustn’t mind. What we are and what we do is all right. It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.” V. “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
Chapter 15 of Literature and Life (Complete) is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 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 element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading ““You mustn’t mind.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “What we are and what we do is all right.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading ““Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?””
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading ““Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?””
not in physical motion
From this reading ““Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?””
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.””
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading ““Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?””
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.””
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(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 What we are and what we do is all right.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “You mustn’t mind.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You mustn’t mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
precisely, exactly
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
not in physical motion
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.”
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading V.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Does that view of the situation still satisfy you?”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What we are and what we do is all right.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading It’s what they are and what they suffer that’s all wrong.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mustn’t mind.
Chapter 15 of Literature and Life (Complete) by William Dean Howells holds 143 sentences, grouped into 29 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 15 holds 143 sentences of Literature and Life (Complete), unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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