Chapter 11 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
2. Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical." Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion. Must be afraid too, really. 3.
Chapter 11 of Studies in Classic American Literature is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Must be afraid too, really.”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."”
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading “Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
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In this reading “Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.”
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From this reading 2.
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From this reading 3.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
start firing a weapon
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading Insists on being reckless and jolly on every occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Stubb: "Fearless as fire, and as mechanical."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Must be afraid too, really.
Chapter 11 of Studies in Classic American Literature by D. H. (David Herbert) Lawrence holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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