Chapter 5 of No More Parades: A novel is here in full — 1242 sentences across 249 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of No More Parades: A novel is here in full — 1242 sentences across 249 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him. But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
Chapter 5 of No More Parades: A novel is here in full — 1242 sentences across 249 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading “But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading “But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.”
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if there happens to be need
In this reading “They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
an occurrence of something
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
possessive form of “general” — a general officer of the highest rank
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
destroyed or killed
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
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From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
having undisturbed continuity
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had gone back up the hill so that Levin might telephone to headquarters for his own car in case the general's chauffeur should not have the sense to return for him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that was as far as Tietjens got in uninterrupted reminiscence of that scene.
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