Chapter 6 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves. They would love, love, love, without resistance. They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing. So they dragged each other down into death. For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
Chapter 6 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading “The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “So they dragged each other down into death.”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.”
become one
From this reading “They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.”
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading “They would love, love, love, without resistance.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.”
plural of “usher” — Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
From this reading “The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.”
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 “They would love, love, love, without resistance.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading They would love, love, love, without resistance.
become one
From this reading They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with
From this reading They would love, love, love, without resistance.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So they dragged each other down into death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would love, love, love, without resistance.
a special situation
From this reading They would love, they would merge, they would be as one thing.
plural of “usher” — Irish prelate who deduced from the Bible that Creation occurred in the year 4004 BC (1581-1656)
From this reading The Ushers, brother and sister, betrayed the Holy Ghost in themselves.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading They would love, love, love, without resistance.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading They would love, love, love, without resistance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading For the Holy Ghost says you must _not_ be as one thing with another being.
Chapter 6 of Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 6 holds 401 sentences of Studies in Classic American Literature, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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