Chapter 4 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The great National Grouch was grinding inside him. Probably he called it COSMIC URGE. Americans usually do: in capital letters. Best stick to National Grouch. The great American grouch.
Chapter 4 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading “Americans usually do: in capital letters.”
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From this reading “Americans usually do: in capital letters.”
of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
From this reading “Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.”
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading “The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.”
a bad-tempered person
From this reading “The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “Best stick to National Grouch.”
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.”
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 “Americans usually do: in capital letters.”
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a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The great American grouch.
plural of “american” — a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Best stick to National Grouch.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
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From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
of or from or pertaining to or characteristic of the cosmos or universe
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
material resulting from the process of grinding
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
a bad-tempered person
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
the literary culture
From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Best stick to National Grouch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Best stick to National Grouch.
force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading Probably he called it COSMIC URGE.
under normal conditions
From this reading Americans usually do: in capital letters.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The great National Grouch was grinding inside him.
Chapter 4 of Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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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