Chapter 1 of Lords of Creation is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Lords of Creation is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Doug. No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know. Eug. Can't be done, though, eh? What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
Chapter 1 of Lords of Creation is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Can't be done, though, eh?”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?”
engage in
From this reading “No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.”
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Can't be done, though, eh?”
the act of using
From this reading “What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.”
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a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?”
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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 What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
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From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Can't be done, though, eh?
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From this reading Can't be done, though, eh?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Can't be done, though, eh?
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From this reading Doug.
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From this reading Can't be done, though, eh?
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From this reading Eug.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
engage in
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
not any; not one
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
plural of “saint” — a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Can't be done, though, eh?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
the act of using
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is the use of living if a man can't have a good time?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No--aw--that is, the ladies think so much of us, they want to make us saints, you know.
Chapter 1 of Lords of Creation by Ella Cheever Thayer holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 1 holds 433 sentences of Lords of Creation, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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