Chapter 9 of Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
Chapter 9 of Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
communication between individuals
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.”
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From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
communication between individuals
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
unusual or striking
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading September 17th.--It is singular to feel a sense of my own country returning upon me with the intercourse of the people whom I find here.
Chapter 9 of Passages from the English Notebooks, Complete by Nathaniel Hawthorne holds 409 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.
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