Chapter 4 of The Cabala is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Cabala is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous. But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long? Oh, how wise you are! she cried. God has sent you to me in my trouble. Come by me and let me hold your hand.
Chapter 4 of The Cabala is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a first-year undergraduate
From this reading “But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Come by me and let me hold your hand.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.”
On the present night.
From this reading “But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “God has sent you to me in my trouble.”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “Oh, how wise you are! she cried.”
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From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
(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 But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
for the reason that
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Oh, how wise you are! she cried.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, how wise you are! she cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
and nothing more
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Come by me and let me hold your hand.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, how wise you are! she cried.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
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From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, how wise you are! she cried.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
On the present night.
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
a source of difficulty
From this reading God has sent you to me in my trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Oh, how wise you are! she cried.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Beautiful Alix, you are never ridiculous.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But wasn't your meeting with him tonight all the fresher, all the happier, just because you hadn't seen him for so long?
Chapter 4 of The Cabala by Thornton Wilder holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 4 holds 438 sentences of The Cabala, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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