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Modern Essays and Stories A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose
Modern Essays and Stories A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose

Chapter XII

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Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.
Make that past appear in all its charm.
You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.
Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.
Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.
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Modern Essays and Stories A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose

Chapter XII

Chapter 12 of Modern Essays and Stories A book to awaken appreciation of modern prose is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.
Line 2
Make that past appear in all its charm.
/meɪk ðæt pæst əˈpɪr ɪn ɔːl ɪts tʃɑːrm/
Line 3
You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.
/juː kæn duː ðɪs best ɪf jɔːr ɪˈmoʊʃən ɪz riːl ənd ɪf juː peɪ kənˈsɪdərəbəl əˈtenʃən tuː jɔːr staɪl ʌv ˈraɪtɪŋ/
Line 4
Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.
/juːs ˈmeni ˈædʒɪktɪvz ənd ˈædʒɪktɪv ɪkˈspreʃənz/
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Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.
/əˈbʌv ɔːl traɪ tuː faɪnd wɜːrdz ðæt wɪl biː ˈhaɪli səˈdʒestɪv/

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adjective noun US /ˈædʒɪktɪv/

a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading “Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.”

adjectives noun US /ˈædʒɪktɪvz/

plural of “adjective” — a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading “Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.”

allusions noun US /əˈluːʒənz/

plural of “allusion” — passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading “Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.”

charm noun US /tʃɑːrm/

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading “Make that past appear in all its charm.”

expressions noun US /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading “Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.”

highly adverb US /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading “Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.”

suggestive adjective US /səˈdʒestɪv/

tending to suggest or imply

From this reading “Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.”

vividly adverb US /ˈvɪvədli/

in a vivid manner

From this reading “Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.”

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considerable attention adjective + noun

In this reading “You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.”

bring back verb + particle

bring back to the point of departure

In this reading “Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.”

appear in verb + particle

In this reading “Make that past appear in all its charm.”

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AboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/

higher than, or over, something

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

adjectivenounUS /ˈædʒɪktɪv/

a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.

adjectivesnounUS /ˈædʒɪktɪvz/

plural of “adjective” — a word that expresses an attribute of something

From this reading Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.

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 Make that past appear in all its charm.

allusionsnounUS /əˈluːʒənz/

plural of “allusion” — passing reference or indirect mention

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

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

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

anythingpronounUS /ˈeniθɪŋ/

any thing at all

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

appearverbUS /əˈpɪr/

give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading Make that past appear in all its charm.

attentionnounUS /əˈtenʃən/

the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

backadverbUS /bæk/

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

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

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

bestnounUS /best/

the supreme effort one can make

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

booksnounUS /bʊks/

Bound written or printed works.

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

bringverbUS /brɪŋ/

take something or somebody with oneself somewhere

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

charmnounUS /tʃɑːrm/

attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates

From this reading Make that past appear in all its charm.

considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/

large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

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From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

emotionnounUS /ɪˈmoʊʃən/

any strong feeling

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/

plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

expressionsnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃənz/

plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face

From this reading Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

highlyadverbUS /ˈhaɪli/

to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Make that past appear in all its charm.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

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

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading Make that past appear in all its charm.

MakeverbUS /meɪk/

engage in

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/

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 Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

payverbUS /peɪ/

give money, usually in exchange for goods or services

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

realadjectiveUS /riːl/

being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

stylenounUS /staɪl/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

suggestiveadjectiveUS /səˈdʒestɪv/

tending to suggest or imply

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

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

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

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

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

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

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

tryverbUS /traɪ/

make an effort or attempt

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

UsenounUS /juːs/

the act of using

From this reading Use many adjectives and adjective expressions.

vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/

in a vivid manner

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

willmodal verbUS /wɪl/

used to talk about the future, or about willingness

From this reading Make many allusions to people, to books, to events, and to anything else that will bring back the past vividly.

wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/

the words that are spoken

From this reading Above all, try to find words that will be highly suggestive.

writingnounUS /ˈraɪtɪŋ/

the act of creating written works

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading You can do this best if your emotion is real, and if you pay considerable attention to your style of writing.

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