Chapter 2 of Nasby in Exile is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nasby in Exile is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING. The largest city of the world! The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power! The controlling city of the world! This is London!
Chapter 2 of Nasby in Exile is here in full — 357 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!”
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading “The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!”
able to control or determine policy
From this reading “The controlling city of the world!”
involving financial matters
From this reading “The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!”
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “The largest city of the world!”
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading “The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!”
abnormally large
From this reading “The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!”
-ing form of “pertain” — be relevant to
From this reading “LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING.”
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In this reading “The largest city of the world!”
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING.
The middle point or core of an area.
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The largest city of the world!
able to control or determine policy
From this reading The controlling city of the world!
involving financial matters
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is London!
superlative of “large” — above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The largest city of the world!
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING.
the force of workers available
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
involving the mind or an intellectual process
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
abnormally large
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The largest city of the world!
-ing form of “pertain” — be relevant to
From this reading LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The largest city of the world!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading LONDON, AND THINGS PERTAINING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is London!
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The most monstrous aggregation of men, women, children; the center of financial, military, mental, and moral power!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The largest city of the world!
Chapter 2 of Nasby in Exile by David Ross Locke holds 357 sentences, grouped into 72 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 2 holds 357 sentences of Nasby in Exile, unabridged, divided into 72 reading sections.
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