Chapter 24 of Mark Twain — Part 2 is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mark Twain — Part 2 is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
First Paragraph. "Jeanne d'Arc." This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste. Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue. I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
Chapter 24 of Mark Twain — Part 2 is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of short duration or distance
From this reading “I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.”
in a stingy manner
From this reading “This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.”
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading “I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.”
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading “I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.”
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.”
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading “First Paragraph.”
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
From this reading “This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.”
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surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
of short duration or distance
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
in a stingy manner
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
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From this reading "Jeanne d'Arc."
any supernatural being worshipped as controlling some part of the world or some aspect of life or who is the personification of a force
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
preferred above all others and treated with partiality
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading First Paragraph.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
a part of a broadcast serial
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jeanne d'Arc."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
third-person singular of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading First Paragraph.
marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning especially its trivial aspects
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
any competition
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
on the contrary
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Joan is not known by that name among plain people of our race & tongue.
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
precisely as stated
From this reading This is rather cheaply pedantic, & is not in very good taste.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I notice that the name of the Deity occurs several times in the brief instalment of the Trials which you have favored me with.
Chapter 24 of Mark Twain — Part 2 by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
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