Chapter 30 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUNNING FOR OFFICE. This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain. I never swore to run for office for my country’s good. I did run once for an office for my own good. I was unsuccessful.
Chapter 30 of Prentice Mulford's story is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.”
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
From this reading “This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.”
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading “This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “RUNNING FOR OFFICE.”
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.”
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading “I was unsuccessful.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.”
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.
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 This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I did run once for an office for my own good.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
possessive form of “country” — a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did run once for an office for my own good.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
on one occasion
From this reading I did run once for an office for my own good.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I did run once for an office for my own good.
past form of “perjure” — knowingly tell an untruth in a legal court and render oneself guilty of perjury
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading RUNNING FOR OFFICE.
inflected form of “swear” — utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I never swore to run for office for my country’s good.
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading I was unsuccessful.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading This is the confession of a political villain; not, however, a perjured political villain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was unsuccessful.
Chapter 30 of Prentice Mulford's story by Prentice Mulford holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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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