Chapter 6 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.” “I want to ask you this. How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?” “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived. The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
Chapter 6 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories is here in full — 425 sentences across 85 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.
in actual fact
From this reading “How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?””
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading ““A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.”
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading “The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.”
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading ““Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.””
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading ““Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.””
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading ““Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.””
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading “The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?””
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 this reading “How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
in actual fact
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I want to ask you this.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
divisible by two
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
plural of “evidence” — your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
not any; not one
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
plural of “sens” — street names for marijuana
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The evidences of the senses are no evidences at all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then, praise heaven, I am not intelligent.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “I want to ask you this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I want to ask you this.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I want to ask you this.
(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 “A great deal less,—and even then I question not I'd be pretty well deceived.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How much more than you actually see would you be willing to believe?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I want to ask you this.
Chapter 6 of The Hand of the Mighty, and Other Stories by Vaughan Kester holds 425 sentences, grouped into 85 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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