Chapter 5 of The Clarion is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Clarion is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules. Certain things one must not do. Decent people didn't do them. That's all there was to that. In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
Chapter 5 of The Clarion is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “Decent people didn't do them.”
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading “In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.”
not established by conditioning or learning
From this reading “In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.”
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading “In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.”
a descendent or heir
From this reading “THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.”
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading “In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.”
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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 THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
(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 That's all there was to that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
direct the course of; manage or control
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading Decent people didn't do them.
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From this reading Decent people didn't do them.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
subject to guidance or control especially after launching
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
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From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
not established by conditioning or learning
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Decent people didn't do them.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
a descendent or heir
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
the trait of avoiding excesses
From this reading In matters of morals and conduct, he was guided by a natural temperance and an innate sense of responsibility to himself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That's all there was to that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That's all there was to that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Decent people didn't do them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That's all there was to that.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Certain things one must not do.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That's all there was to that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE SCION To Harrington Surtaine, life had been a game with easy rules.
Chapter 5 of The Clarion by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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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