Chapter 1 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY. BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO. Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO. Norwood, Mass., U. S. A. I.
Chapter 1 of The Arch-Satirist is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading “"Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.”
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “"Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading “Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading “BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “"Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.”
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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 Norwood, Mass., U. S. A.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
having rugged physical strength; inured to fatigue or hardships
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
the quality of being just or fair
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Norwood, Mass., U. S. A.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Norwood, Mass., U. S. A.
United States author of surrealistic allegorical plays (born in 1943)
From this reading BOSTON LOTHROP, LEE & SHEPARD CO.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Norwood Press BERWICK & SMITH CO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Justice had been done, and Time, the Arch-Satirist, had had his joke out."—THOMAS HARDY.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Norwood, Mass., U. S. A.
Chapter 1 of The Arch-Satirist by Frances Fenwick Williams holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 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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