Chapter 6 of The Ape, the Idiot & Other People is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The Ape, the Idiot & Other People is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure? It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one. Would it be possible to spare her? Yes. That finally was settled.
Chapter 6 of The Ape, the Idiot & Other People is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?”
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading “What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?”
harmed
From this reading “It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.”
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading “It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.”
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.”
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading “What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?”
refrain from harming
From this reading “Would it be possible to spare her?”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading “It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading That finally was settled.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it be possible to spare her?
state of disgrace or loss of self-respect
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
harmed
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
and nothing more
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Would it be possible to spare her?
any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
action taken in return for an injury or offense
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
except for; apart from
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
an inflated feeling of pride in your superiority to others
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading That finally was settled.
refrain from harming
From this reading Would it be possible to spare her?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That finally was settled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would it be possible to spare her?
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That finally was settled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What good would come from this revenge of humiliation and exposure?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading It would not mend the wrong; it would not save life; it would be only proof of the vanity, the sense of self-importance, of the injured one.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes.
Chapter 6 of The Ape, the Idiot & Other People by W. C. Morrow holds 413 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.
Chapter 6 holds 413 sentences of The Ape, the Idiot & Other People, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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