Chapter 1 of The Egregious English is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Egregious English is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
See https:// The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm. It has achieved at length the Englishman. Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes. Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
Chapter 1 of The Egregious English is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading “It has achieved at length the Englishman.”
the human act of creating
From this reading “The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.”
a final climactic stage
From this reading “Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.”
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading “It has achieved at length the Englishman.”
of or relating to or produced by evolution
From this reading “Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.”
in this place or thing or document
From this reading “Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.”
plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading “Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.”
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading “Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “It has achieved at length the Englishman.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
a committee having supervisory powers
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
a youthful male person
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
the human act of creating
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
a final climactic stage
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
a man who is a native or inhabitant of England
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
of or relating to or produced by evolution
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
a state of high honor
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
in this place or thing or document
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
advanced in complexity or elaboration
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading It has achieved at length the Englishman.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
not any; not one
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
plural of “process” — a particular course of action intended to achieve a result
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
the substance of a living cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
an educational institution
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading See https://
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nature, like the seventh-standard boy in a board school, "can get no higher."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme
From this reading Herein are the culmination and ultimate glory of evolutionary processes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The order of creation began, we are told, in protoplasm.
Chapter 1 of The Egregious English by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 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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