Chapter 5 of Quick Action is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Quick Action is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown." "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly. "What I set down are facts." "But is that art?" "There is more art in facts than there are facts in art," he said.
Chapter 5 of Quick Action is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “"But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.”
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"What I set down are facts."”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “"Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."”
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading “"Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."”
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put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
In this reading “"What I set down are facts."”
in reality or actuality
In this reading “"There is more art in facts than there are facts in art," he said.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What I set down are facts."
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading "But is that art?"
in a state of sleep
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "What I set down are facts."
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "What I set down are facts."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
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From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "There is more art in facts than there are facts in art," he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
not any; not one
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "What I set down are facts."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "There is more art in facts than there are facts in art," he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But is that art?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is more art in facts than there are facts in art," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
at the time that
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Imagination is to play no part in my literary work," he said coldly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But it is perfectly possible for you to imagine what I look like when I'm asleep, Mr. Brown."
Chapter 5 of Quick Action by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 5 holds 420 sentences of Quick Action, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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