Chapter 14 of The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man. If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did. It would be foolish to say that he became a saint. Far from it. He was at all times very human.
Chapter 14 of The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona is here in full — 270 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with great urgency
From this reading “If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.”
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.”
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading “THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.”
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “He was at all times very human.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.”
a qualitative change
From this reading “THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.”
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.
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In this reading “If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.”
In this reading “He was at all times very human.”
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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 THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
(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 He was at all times very human.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was at all times very human.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
with great urgency
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
at any time
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Far from it.
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Far from it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
29th President of the United States; two of his appointees were involved in the Teapot Dome scandal (1865-1823)
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading He was at all times very human.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading If ever man fought desperately the evil in his nature, he did.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
express in words
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading He was at all times very human.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
a qualitative change
From this reading THE GREAT TRANSFORMATION John Harding seemed a new man.
precisely as stated
From this reading He was at all times very human.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was at all times very human.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be foolish to say that he became a saint.
Chapter 14 of The Angel of the Gila: A Tale of Arizona by Cora Marsland holds 270 sentences, grouped into 54 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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