Chapter 32 of Martin Eden is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Martin Eden is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Come on, let’s go down to the local.” So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days. The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers. “What do I want with socialism?” Martin demanded.
Chapter 32 of Martin Eden is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading ““Come on, let’s go down to the local.””
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin demanded.”
lasting three seasons or more
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
From this reading ““What do I want with socialism?””
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.”
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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 So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Martin demanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
emptied or exhausted of (as by drawing off e.g. water or other liquid)
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin demanded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
lasting three seasons or more
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading So spoke Brissenden, faint from a hemorrhage of half an hour before—the second hemorrhage in three days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Come on, let’s go down to the local.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What do I want with socialism?”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The perennial whiskey glass was in his hands, and he drained it with shaking fingers.
Chapter 32 of Martin Eden by Jack London holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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