Chapter 36 of The Funny Philosophers is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Funny Philosophers is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What a madman I have been!" cried Harry. "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence. "I have been an idiot!" said Harry. "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!" "She is an angel!" cried Harry.
Chapter 36 of The Funny Philosophers is here in full — 88 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “"She is an angel!" cried Harry.”
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “"And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"”
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading “"And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “"And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “"And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “"And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.”
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading “"I have been an idiot!" said Harry.”
an insane person
From this reading “"What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.”
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 this reading “"And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.”
In this reading “"And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.”
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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 "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I have been an idiot!" said Harry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "She is an angel!" cried Harry.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
a closed carriage with four wheels and seats for four passengers
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
a person of subnormal intelligence
From this reading "I have been an idiot!" said Harry.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is an angel!" cried Harry.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
an insane person
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have been an idiot!" said Harry.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is an angel!" cried Harry.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And I have been a brute!" said Clarence, "to desert her as I did!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a madman I have been!" cried Harry.
a late time of life
From this reading "And what a crazy fool I have been for five long years!" exclaimed Clarence.
Chapter 36 of The Funny Philosophers by George Yellott holds 88 sentences, grouped into 18 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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