Chapter 23 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a stagger for both young men. Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians. What was the connection? What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all? “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
Chapter 23 of The Blind Spot is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
driving or forcing
From this reading “What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading ““Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.”
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
From this reading “Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.”
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading “Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.”
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “It was a stagger for both young men.”
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading “What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
(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 What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
the two together, not just one
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
driving or forcing
From this reading What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading What was the connection?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
the force of workers available
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
the time of life when you are going to school
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
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From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something
From this reading What was the fate that was leading, urging, compelling it all?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was the connection?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither could reconcile the great professor of his schooldays with this strange, philosophic prophet of the occult Thomahlians.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Professor, you will pardon our eagerness.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It was a stagger for both young men.
Chapter 23 of The Blind Spot by Austin Hall holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 23 holds 418 sentences of The Blind Spot, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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