Chapter 6 of Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is about my own book," he answered. "You have read it?" I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table. "You have read it? You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
Chapter 6 of Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading “You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.”
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
shining intensely
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
having a point
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading “I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.”
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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 I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the condition of living or the state of being alive
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
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From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
shining intensely
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have read it?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
the quality of a color as determined by its dominant wavelength
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "It is about my own book," he answered.
having a point
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "You have read it?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
precisely as stated
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
in the company of; together with
From this reading You have really read it?" asked the General with great animation.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading I pointed to a copy of Germany and the Next War, in its glaring yellow cover--the very hue of Furchtbarkeit--lying on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have read it?"
Chapter 6 of Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy by Stephen Leacock holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 6 holds 396 sentences of Moonbeams from the Larger Lunacy, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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