Chapter 13 of Looking Forward is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Looking Forward is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Back in God's Country Again. A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World. The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this. America's Perilous Over-confidence. Our Great Navy in 1999.
Chapter 13 of Looking Forward is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 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.
possessive form of “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 “America's Perilous Over-confidence.”
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Back in God's Country Again.”
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading “A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.”
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading “The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.”
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading “Our Great Navy in 1999.”
fraught with danger
From this reading “America's Perilous Over-confidence.”
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From this reading Our Great Navy in 1999.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
anew
From this reading Back in God's Country Again.
possessive form of “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 America's Perilous Over-confidence.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Back in God's Country Again.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading Back in God's Country Again.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Back in God's Country Again.
bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Our Great Navy in 1999.
half of the terrestrial globe
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Back in God's Country Again.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
an organization of military vessels belonging to a country and available for sea warfare
From this reading Our Great Navy in 1999.
not one, and not any
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Great Navy in 1999.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading America's Perilous Over-confidence.
fraught with danger
From this reading America's Perilous Over-confidence.
keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
except for; apart from
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading The American Flag must Rule the Western Hemisphere and None Save God can Prevent this.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading A Grand Constitution that could Govern the World.
Chapter 13 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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 13 holds 82 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of Looking Forward by Arthur Bird exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 82 sentences, grouped into 17 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 17 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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