Chapter 15 of Love of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Love of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said. "Ay," he nodded his head. "But they were without beginning and without end." "The last picture of all had an end," I said. "Ay," he answered.
Chapter 15 of Love of Life, and Other Stories is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 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.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Ay," he answered.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"But they were without beginning and without end."”
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"But they were without beginning and without end."”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “"Ay," he nodded his head.”
coated with paint
From this reading “"You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"The last picture of all had an end," I said.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “"You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.”
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading “"You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.”
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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 "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Ay," he answered.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay," he nodded his head.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ay," he nodded his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "Ay," he nodded his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Ay," he nodded his head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
immediately past
From this reading "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading "Ay," he nodded his head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
coated with paint
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "The last picture of all had an end," I said.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "But they were without beginning and without end."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have painted many pictures in the telling," I said.
Chapter 15 of Love of Life, and Other Stories by Jack London holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 223 sentences of Love of Life, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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