Chapter 11 of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers? That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires. “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven? That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.” Thomas the Rhymer.
Chapter 11 of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading ““O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?”
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading ““And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?”
third-person singular of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.”
a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
From this reading “Thomas the Rhymer.”
adhering to moral principles
From this reading “That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.”
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading ““O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.””
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading ““O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?”
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
later than; following
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
make by braiding or interlacing
From this reading “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.”
third-person singular of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “And see ye not yon braid, braid road, That lies across the lily leven?
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
a course of conduct
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
a writer who composes rhymes; a maker of poor verses (usually used as terms of contempt for minor or inferior poets)
From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.
adhering to moral principles
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Thomas the Rhymer.
plural of “thorn” — something that causes irritation and annoyance
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading That is the Path of Righteousness, Though after it but few inquires.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.”
a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading That is the Path of Wickedness, Though some call it the road to Heaven.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
distant but within sight (“yon” is dialectal)
From this reading “O see ye not yon narrow road So thick beset wi' thorns and briers?
Chapter 11 of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today by Mark Twain holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 145 sentences of The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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