Chapter 15 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Music and the Savage. I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race. How young we are, how very young! And think of all we have done! Man is still a mere boy.
Chapter 15 of The Angel and the Author, and Others is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.”
yet to be or coming
From this reading “I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “Man is still a mere boy.”
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “Music and the Savage.”
any competition
From this reading “I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.”
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading “I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.”
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading “Music and the Savage.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.”
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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 I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And think of all we have done!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Music and the Savage.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How young we are, how very young!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
a youthful male person
From this reading Man is still a mere boy.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading And think of all we have done!
yet to be or coming
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And think of all we have done!
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From this reading How young we are, how very young!
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Man is still a mere boy.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Man is still a mere boy.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Man is still a mere boy.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Music and the Savage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And think of all we have done!
any competition
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
causing reflection or having a device that reflects
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading Music and the Savage.
not in physical motion
From this reading Man is still a mere boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Music and the Savage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And think of all we have done!
precisely as stated
From this reading How young we are, how very young!
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How young we are, how very young!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I never visit a music-hall without reflecting concerning the great future there must be before the human race.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading How young we are, how very young!
Chapter 15 of The Angel and the Author, and Others by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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 15 holds 167 sentences of The Angel and the Author, and Others, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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