Chapter 16 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly. “Listen to me. It is all a lark. We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all. Psychology is so young a science.
Chapter 16 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.”
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading “It is all a lark.”
plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading “We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.”
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading “We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.”
the science of mental life
From this reading “Psychology is so young a science.”
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading “We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.”
in a soothing manner
From this reading ““Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.”
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
From this reading “We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.”
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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 It is all a lark.
(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 It is all a lark.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
make calm or still
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
plural of “force” — a powerful effect or influence
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is all a lark.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is all a lark.
North American songbirds having a yellow breast
From this reading It is all a lark.
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Listen to me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
plural of “phenomenon” — any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
the science of mental life
From this reading Psychology is so young a science.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
a particular branch of scientific knowledge
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Psychology is so young a science.
in a soothing manner
From this reading “Do be calm,” Chris said soothingly.
taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Listen to me.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
but in spite of that
From this reading We are playing with the subjective forces of our own being, with phenomena which science has not yet explained, that is all.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Psychology is so young a science.
Chapter 16 of Moon-Face, and Other Stories by Jack London holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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.
Chapter 16 holds 204 sentences of Moon-Face, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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