Chapter 3 of Stories of New York is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Stories of New York is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone. “I am yourself. No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been. We throng the world. Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
Chapter 3 of Stories of New York is here in full — 464 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every person
From this reading “Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.”
an iconic mental representation
From this reading “Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.”
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading “Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading ““Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading ““Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.”
a large gathering of people
From this reading “We throng the world.”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.”
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.
In this reading ““Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.”
In this reading “Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.”
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 “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am yourself.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
every person
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am yourself.
an iconic mental representation
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
plural of “move” — the act of deciding to do something
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
not any; not one
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the inherent capacity for coming into being
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
except for; apart from
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We throng the world.
a special situation
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
a large gathering of people
From this reading We throng the world.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Beside everyone through life moves the image of a past potentiality, the thing he could have become had he held along another course.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Stop!” he cried, in a stern tone.
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We throng the world.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading No ghost walks save that which is what a man might have been.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading We throng the world.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “I am yourself.
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