Chapter 5 of The Devil is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Devil is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair. Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home? You ran away to become an artist. You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week. You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
Chapter 5 of The Devil is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “You ran away to become an artist.”
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading “You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.”
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading “You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.”
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
From this reading “You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.”
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading “You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.”
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading “You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.”
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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 You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
the wool of a sheep or similar animal
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
above and across; more than
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
try to get or reach
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Millar leaned down, placing his hands over Karl's and Olga's as they rested on the back of the chair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You ran away to become an artist.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading You wanted to go out and seek the Golden Fleece of Fame.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You refused a professional position and ordinary morals; a decent occupation at so much a week.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Looking at Karl, he said: "Why didn't you stay at home?
Chapter 5 of The Devil by Joseph O'Brien holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 5 holds 212 sentences of The Devil, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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