Chapter 5 of No Thoroughfare is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of No Thoroughfare is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All openness of speech and heart! No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer. "You tax yourself too heavily. You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you! Besides, it commenced with me.
Chapter 5 of No Thoroughfare is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Besides, it commenced with me.”
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading “You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!”
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading “You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “"You tax yourself too heavily.”
without obstructions to passage or view
From this reading “"All openness of speech and heart!”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “"All openness of speech and heart!”
levy a tax on
From this reading “"You tax yourself too heavily.”
not easily borne; wearing
From this reading “You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!”
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(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 "All openness of speech and heart!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
outspoken conceit
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
to a considerable degree
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
not any; not one
From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
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From this reading No boastfulness!" cried Obenreizer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
without obstructions to passage or view
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading "All openness of speech and heart!
levy a tax on
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
not easily borne; wearing
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Besides, it commenced with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You tax yourself, my faith! as if you was your Government taxing you!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "You tax yourself too heavily.
Chapter 5 of No Thoroughfare by Charles Dickens holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 5 holds 198 sentences of No Thoroughfare, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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