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Chapter 5 of Papers from Overlook-House is here in full — 2212 sentences across 443 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task." "What can I do? Tell me how to be useful." "Do not offer too hastily. Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
Chapter 5 of Papers from Overlook-House is here in full — 2212 sentences across 443 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading “_HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.”
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading “Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.”
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading “Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.”
look past, fail to notice
From this reading “_HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."”
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading “Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.”
for a short time
From this reading “_HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."”
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “_HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
later than; following
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
give an assignment to (a person) to a post, or assign a task to (a person)
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What can I do?
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What can I do?
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Do not offer too hastily.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
the first of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures comprising the first five books of the Hebrew Bible considered as a unit
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Tell me how to be useful."
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From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not offer too hastily.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Do not offer too hastily.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
look past, fail to notice
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
plural of “persian” — a native or inhabitant of Iran
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
for a short time
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
give something useful or necessary to
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
express in words
From this reading Tell me how to be useful."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Do not offer too hastily.
being of use or service
From this reading Tell me how to be useful."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can I do?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Let me inform you of a custom which is observed here like the laws of the Medes and Persians.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _HOW THE OVERLOOK PAPERS CAME TO BE WRITTEN._ "I believe," said the Judge one morning shortly after my arrival, "that I must supply you with pen and paper, and assign to you a task."
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