Chapter 3 of Pharos and Pharillon is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Pharos and Pharillon is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But they are murdering one another surely.” “Not so. They merely gesticulate.” “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?” “There is such a place.”
Chapter 3 of Pharos and Pharillon is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
and nothing more
From this reading “They merely gesticulate.””
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading ““But they are murdering one another surely.””
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““But they are murdering one another surely.””
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “There is such a place.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
show, express or direct through movement
From this reading They merely gesticulate.”
plural of “gesture” — motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is such a place.”
and nothing more
From this reading They merely gesticulate.”
-ing form of “murder” — kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Not so.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “There is such a place.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is such a place.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But they are murdering one another surely.”
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Does any place exist whence one could view their gestures in safety?”
Chapter 3 of Pharos and Pharillon by E. M. (Edward Morgan) Forster holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 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 3 holds 387 sentences of Pharos and Pharillon, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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