Chapter 21 of Pierre is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Pierre is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK. TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS. PLINLIMMON. I. We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
Chapter 21 of Pierre is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
characteristic of maturity
From this reading “PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.”
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading “TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.”
for a long time without essential change
From this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.”
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.
live (in a certain place)
In this reading “We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.”
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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 PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
-ing form of “adjoin” — lie adjacent to another or share a boundary
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
plural of “apostle” — an ardent early supporter of a cause or reform
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
plural of “attempt” — earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
see with attention
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
English architect (1723-1796)
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
in an immature manner
From this reading PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
past form of “lodge” — be a lodger; stay temporarily
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
characteristic of maturity
From this reading PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
plural of “meadow” — a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
for a long time without essential change
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
capital of the state of South Dakota; located in central South Dakota on the Missouri river
From this reading PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PLINLIMMON.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
information about recent and important events
From this reading TIDINGS FROM THE MEADOWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are now to behold Pierre permanently lodged in three lofty adjoining chambers of the Apostles.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading PIERRE IMMATURELY ATTEMPTS A MATURE WORK.
Chapter 21 of Pierre by Herman Melville holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 21 holds 183 sentences of Pierre, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 21 of Pierre by Herman Melville exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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