Chapter 2 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound. We are intact. Mencken still lives. Anderson still lives. The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
Chapter 2 of Nonsenseorship is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.”
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading “Anderson still lives.”
plural of “cool” — the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
From this reading “Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.”
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading “We are intact.”
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
From this reading “Mencken still lives.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.”
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading “The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
United States author whose works were frequently autobiographical (1876-1941)
From this reading Anderson still lives.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are intact.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
plural of “cool” — the quality of being at a refreshingly low temperature
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
constituting the undiminished entirety; lacking nothing essential especially not damaged
From this reading We are intact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mencken still lives.
United States journalist and literary critic (1880-1956)
From this reading Mencken still lives.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
not in physical motion
From this reading Mencken still lives.
plural of “sweep” — a wide scope
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The tide of battle sweeps us by, passes us up, and there's the end to it.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Alas, our coffee cools as we wait impatiently for the alarms to sound.
Chapter 2 of Nonsenseorship by George Palmer [Editor] Putnam holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 407 sentences of Nonsenseorship, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of Nonsenseorship by George Palmer [Editor] Putnam exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 407 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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