Chapter 14 of Not George Washington is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Not George Washington is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future. I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working. “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?” I asked. He shook his head.
Chapter 14 of Not George Washington is here in full — 85 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
the power of creative imagination
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
plural of “middleman” — someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading ““Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?””
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading “THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.”
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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 I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
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From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
yet to be or coming
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He shook his head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading He shook his head.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He shook his head.
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From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
the power of creative imagination
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
Roman Emperor and nephew of Constantine; he restored paganism as the official religion of the Roman Empire and destroyed Christian temples but his decision was reversed after his death (331?-363)
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
plural of “middleman” — someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
past form of “praise” — express approval of
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He shook his head.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
an idea that is suggested
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FIRST GHOST _(James Orlebar Cloyster’s narrative continued)_ Such was the suggestion Julian made; and I praised its ingenuity, little thinking how bitterly I should come to curse it in the future.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading I was immediately all anxiety to set the scheme working.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Will you be one of my three middlemen, Julian?”
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