Chapter 4 of The English Novel and the Principle of Its Development is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The English Novel and the Principle of Its Development is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"These must be banished.... Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?" "The Ionian and the Lydian." These, it appears, must also be banished. "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
Chapter 4 of The English Novel and the Principle of Its Development is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."”
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “These, it appears, must also be banished.”
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “"These must be banished....”
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading “"Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"”
plural of “harmony” — compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading “Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"”
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “"Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."”
a native or inhabitant of Phrygia
From this reading “"Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."”
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.
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in addition
From this reading These, it appears, must also be banished.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Ionian and the Lydian."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading These, it appears, must also be banished.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading "These must be banished....
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "These must be banished....
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
plural of “harmony” — compatibility in opinion and action
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
a member of one of four linguistic divisions of the prehistoric Greeks
From this reading "The Ionian and the Lydian."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading These, it appears, must also be banished.
an Anatolian language
From this reading "The Ionian and the Lydian."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "These must be banished....
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
and nothing more
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
a native or inhabitant of Phrygia
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These must be banished....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then the Dorian and the Phrygian appear to be the only ones which remain."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which are the soft or drinking harmonies?"
Chapter 4 of The English Novel and the Principle of Its Development by Sidney Lanier holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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