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Chapter 9 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘Whither? To what goal? I didn’t reason. I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by. And was followed?
Chapter 9 of Seven Men [Excerpts] is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading “To what goal?”
and nothing more
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
a course of conduct
From this reading “I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.”
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading “I didn’t reason.”
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading “‘Whither?”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And was followed?
someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t reason.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading And was followed?
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading To what goal?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t reason.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
and nothing more
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon's death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
a course of conduct
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I didn’t reason.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To what goal?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And was followed?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I merely fled--like Orestes; fled like an automaton along the path we had come by.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To what goal?
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading ‘Whither?
Chapter 9 of Seven Men [Excerpts] by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 9 holds 217 sentences of Seven Men [Excerpts], unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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