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Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two
Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

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All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.
This is not discouraging.
All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.
That when it is there is so munificent.
It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.
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Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two

Chapter XVII · Chapter 17

Chapter 17 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.
/ɔːl ðə taɪm ənd nɑːt ˈeni mɔːr wɪdθ ðæn ðer ɪz bredθ ənd nɑːt ˈeni wʌn ˈʃɔːrtər ðæn mɔːr ðæn wʌn/
Line 2
This is not discouraging.
/ðɪs ɪz nɑːt dɪˈskɜːrədʒɪŋ/
Line 3
All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.
/ɔːl ðə taɪm ðæt wɑːz juːzd baɪ ðə ˈækʃən wɑːz nɑːt soʊ lɔːŋ bʌt ðæt ðer wɑːz taɪm tuː rəˈsiːv ðæt/
Line 4
That when it is there is so munificent.
Line 5
It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.
/ɪt ɪz soʊ ˈɑːɡəst ənd soʊ dens ənd ðə ˈmuːvmənt ɪz nɑːt soʊ ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk ðæt ðer wɪl biː ˈeni dɪˈsjuːs/

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august noun US /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading “It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.”

automatic adjective US /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

From this reading “It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.”

breadth noun US /bredθ/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading “All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.”

dense adjective US /dens/

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading “It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.”

discouraging adjective US /dɪˈskɜːrədʒɪŋ/

depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

From this reading “This is not discouraging.”

disuse noun US /dɪˈsjuːs/

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

From this reading “It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.”

shorter adjective US /ˈʃɔːrtər/

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading “All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.”

width noun US /wɪdθ/

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading “All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.”

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actionnounUS /ˈækʃən/

something done (usually as opposed to something said)

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

AlladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

augustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/

the month following July and preceding September

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

automaticadjectiveUS /ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk/

operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

breadthnounUS /bredθ/

the capacity to understand a broad range of topics

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

denseadjectiveUS /dens/

permitting little if any light to pass through because of denseness of matter

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

discouragingadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒɪŋ/

depriving of confidence or hope or enthusiasm and hence often deterring action

From this reading This is not discouraging.

disusenounUS /dɪˈsjuːs/

the state of something that has been unused and neglected

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading That when it is there is so munificent.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

movementnounUS /ˈmuːvmənt/

a change of position that does not entail a change of location

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

munificentadjective

very generous

From this reading That when it is there is so munificent.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

receiveverbUS /rəˈsiːv/

get something; come into possession of

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

shorteradjectiveUS /ˈʃɔːrtər/

comparative of “short” — primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading This is not discouraging.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

usedadjectiveUS /juːzd/

employed in accomplishing something

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading All the time that was used by the action was not so long but that there was time to receive that.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading That when it is there is so munificent.

widthnounUS /wɪdθ/

the extent of something from side to side

From this reading All the time and not any more width than there is breadth and not any one shorter than more than one.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading It is so august and so dense and the movement is not so automatic that there will be any disuse.

Chapter 17 of Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two by Gertrude Stein holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.

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Matisse
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