Chapter 4 of The City of Numbered Days is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The City of Numbered Days is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard. "That's a future. What is it the Good Book says? 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.' That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.
Chapter 4 of The City of Numbered Days is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
take in liquids
From this reading “'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'”
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading “That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.”
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
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eventually or after a lengthy period of time
In this reading “"And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.”
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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 "That's a future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
take in liquids
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
take in solid food
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
yet to be or coming
From this reading "That's a future.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
a person, without saying who
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a future.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading That's philosophy, and it's good business, too.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Let us eat, drink and be merry, for to-morrow we die.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it the Good Book says?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And in the end somebody, or the final series of somebodies, will be left to hold the bag," finished Brouillard.
Chapter 4 of The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde holds 412 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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