Chapter 25 of Madcap is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Madcap is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms. Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty. Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear. In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
Chapter 25 of Madcap is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading “BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.”
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading “BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.”
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.”
plural of “gear” — a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading “In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.”
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading “BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.”
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.”
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
From this reading “Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.”
English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)
From this reading “Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
Irish philosopher and Anglican bishop who opposed the materialism of Thomas Hobbes (1685-1753)
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
without seeing or looking
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
third-person singular of “entertain” — provide entertainment for
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
plural of “gear” — a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
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From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
practices that are handed down from the past by tradition
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
a noisemaker (as at parties or games) that makes a loud noise when you blow through it
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
immediately past
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
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From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
not any; not one
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
not one, and not any
From this reading In fact he had no change of gears and needed none.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
a full supply
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
third-person singular of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
a member of the ancient Greek school of philosophy founded by Zeno
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)
From this reading Trevelyan Morehouse had gone through life on the low gear.
not sensitive or susceptible to impression
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
lacking kindness
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
which person or people
From this reading Fate is never so unkind as to those who blindly resist her and into the lap of stoic and unimpressionable she pours the horn of plenty.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading BERKELEY HAMMOND ENTERTAINS The heritage of the world comes at last to the pachyderms.
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Chapter 25 holds 181 sentences of Madcap, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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