Chapter 8 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Howard stopped him with “Thank you. Don’t write anything about them.” “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.” “Well--don’t use the names.” Young Blackwell turned to go.
Chapter 8 of The Great God Success: A Novel is here in full — 432 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading ““It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.””
superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading ““It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.””
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading “Howard stopped him with “Thank you.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading ““Well--don’t use the names.””
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “Howard stopped him with “Thank you.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Howard stopped him with “Thank you.”
the act of using
From this reading ““Well--don’t use the names.””
produce a literary work
From this reading “Don’t write anything about them.””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don’t write anything about them.”
any thing at all
From this reading Don’t write anything about them.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
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From this reading Young Blackwell turned to go.
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From this reading Don’t write anything about them.”
superlative of “funny” — arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Young Blackwell turned to go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
English actor of stage and screen (1893-1943)
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “Well--don’t use the names.”
cut with a saw
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Don’t write anything about them.”
a special situation
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Young Blackwell turned to go.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Young Blackwell turned to go.
the act of using
From this reading “Well--don’t use the names.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It was the best thing I saw--the funniest.”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well--don’t use the names.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
produce a literary work
From this reading Don’t write anything about them.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Howard stopped him with “Thank you.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Blackwell turned to go.
Chapter 8 of The Great God Success: A Novel by David Graham Phillips holds 432 sentences, grouped into 87 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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