Chapter XXXI of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI, “――_What Happens is Always the Unforeseen._,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXI
Chapter XXXI of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI, “――_What Happens is Always the Unforeseen._,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There are dark periods in the history of nations. It is the same with individuals. It was so with Tom Harry. He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it! It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
Chapter XXXI of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI, “――_What Happens is Always the Unforeseen._,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “It was so with Tom Harry.”
for this reason
From this reading “It was a place to hide in――hence the name.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “It was a place to hide in――hence the name.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading “There are dark periods in the history of nations.”
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading “It is the same with individuals.”
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “There are dark periods in the history of nations.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!”
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading “There are dark periods in the history of nations.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading It was so with Tom Harry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
for this reason
From this reading It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
plural of “individual” — a human being
From this reading It is the same with individuals.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the same with individuals.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the same with individuals.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
plural of “nation” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading He was at the Park of Hyde――at one corner of it!
plural of “period” — an amount of time
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
Identical; not different.
From this reading It is the same with individuals.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was so with Tom Harry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are dark periods in the history of nations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a place to hide in――hence the name.
male cat
From this reading It was so with Tom Harry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was so with Tom Harry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is the same with individuals.
Chapter 31 of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI by Walter [Compiler] Hamilton holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 31 holds 109 sentences of Parodies of the works of English & American authors, vol. VI, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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