Chapter 31 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning. Their pace slackened. They had begun to think. She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought. It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
Chapter 31 of The Creators: A Comedy is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading “It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.”
(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
From this reading “It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.”
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading “Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.”
without good reason
From this reading “Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.”
abnormally large
From this reading “It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “Their pace slackened.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.”
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading “Their pace slackened.”
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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 She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
a defendant in a criminal proceeding
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They had begun to think.
(ethics) the theory that the pursuit of your own welfare in the basis of morality
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had begun to think.
having a usually specified type of handle
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
without good reason
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
abnormally large
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading Their pace slackened.
on the contrary
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
past form of “slacken” — become slow or slower
From this reading Their pace slackened.
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From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their pace slackened.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading They had begun to think.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had always been a little hard on him about Rose, Tanqueray thought.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus lightly they handled it, setting out in the morning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had begun to think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as if she accused him, or rather his genius, of a monstrous egoism.
Chapter 31 of The Creators: A Comedy by May Sinclair holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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