Chapter 27 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVII
Chapter 27 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Negro Question Settled. Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela. The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925. The negro a very costly importation. Never ought to have left Africa.
Chapter 27 of Looking Forward is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “animosity” — a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
From this reading “The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.”
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading “The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.”
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading “The negro a very costly importation.”
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
From this reading “The negro a very costly importation.”
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading “Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.”
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading “Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.”
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading “Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.”
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading “The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.”
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In this reading “The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.”
In this reading “Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.”
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From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The negro a very costly importation.
the second largest continent; located to the south of Europe and bordered to the west by the South Atlantic and to the east by the Indian Ocean
From this reading Never ought to have left Africa.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
plural of “animosity” — a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
plural of “black” — the quality or state of the achromatic color of least lightness (bearing the least resemblance to white)
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading The negro a very costly importation.
past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Never ought to have left Africa.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
the commercial activity of buying and bringing in goods from a foreign country
From this reading The negro a very costly importation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Never ought to have left Africa.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading The Negro Question Settled.
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Never ought to have left Africa.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Never ought to have left Africa.
continuing or enduring without marked change in status or condition or place
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading The Negro Question Settled.
a district that is reserved for particular purpose
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading The Negro Question Settled.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
not in physical motion
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Negro Question Settled.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
inflected form of “transfer” — transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
a republic in northern South America on the Caribbean; achieved independence from Spain in 1811; rich in oil
From this reading Negroes in 1999 are transferred to their new reservation and permanent home in the State of Venezuela.
precisely as stated
From this reading The negro a very costly importation.
plural of “white” — a Caucasian
From this reading The animosities between whites and blacks still existed in 1925.
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Chapter 27 holds 73 sentences of Looking Forward, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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