Chapter 2 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KILIAN. You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence. _Faust_. _Tanto buen die val niente. Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
Chapter 2 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading “You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “_Tanto buen die val niente.”
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.”
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading “Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.”
a chronic drinker
From this reading “Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
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From this reading _Tanto buen die val niente.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading _Tanto buen die val niente.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge
From this reading _Faust_.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
an impudent statement
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
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From this reading KILIAN.
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From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tanto buen die val niente.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
a useful or valuable quality
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
a chronic drinker
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tanto buen die val niente.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
an organization of independent states formed in 1945 to promote international peace and security
From this reading Un sot trouve toujours un plus sot qui l'admire_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Tanto buen die val niente.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You are well made--have common sense, And do not want for impudence.
Chapter 2 of Richard Vandermarck: A Novel by Miriam Coles Harris holds 156 sentences, grouped into 32 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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