Chapter 13 of The City of Comrades is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The City of Comrades is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Suggest something? You might as well ask if the air suggests something. It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.” “Full of what?” She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
Chapter 13 of The City of Comrades is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being ahead of time or need
From this reading “It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.””
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading “It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.””
carefully weighed
From this reading “She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading “She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading ““Suggest something?”
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “You might as well ask if the air suggests something.”
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In this reading “It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.””
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.””
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
(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 She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
being ahead of time or need
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
carefully weighed
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Suggest something?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “Suggest something?
third-person singular of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She considered the question, finding in it all I meant to put there.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Full of what?”
at the time that
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It suggests that I breathe it; but I don’t have to think of it beforehand, when the whole world is full of it.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You might as well ask if the air suggests something.
Chapter 13 of The City of Comrades by Basil King holds 411 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.
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