Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She and Jones had loved--and parted. Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry. This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams. And what if Morgan did know? There was nothing to conceal.
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel is here in full — 365 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 50/73 · 5 reading units · Lines 246–250
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prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “There was nothing to conceal.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “She and Jones had loved--and parted.”
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading “Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “And what if Morgan did know?”
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading “Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “She and Jones had loved--and parted.”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading There was nothing to conceal.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And what if Morgan did know?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
the act of giving
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And what if Morgan did know?
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And what if Morgan did know?
held dear
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading And what if Morgan did know?
unnecessary and unwarranted
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing to conceal.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
by chance
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She and Jones had loved--and parted.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing to conceal.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This might not be the Gilbert Jones of her dreams.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was nothing to conceal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And what if Morgan did know?
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading Moreover, perhaps she was giving herself needless cause for worry.
Chapter 1 of The Bad Man: A Novel by Charles Hanson Towne holds 365 sentences, grouped into 73 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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