Chapter 4 of The Hybrids, An Epi-comic Satire is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Hybrids, An Epi-comic Satire is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SANCTUM SANCTORUM. SUPPLEMENTARY CREATION. THE PALIMPSEST. IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten. And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
Chapter 4 of The Hybrids, An Epi-comic Satire is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “malefactor” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading “And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.”
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
From this reading “And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.”
a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
From this reading “THE PALIMPSEST.”
the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
From this reading “IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.”
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading “IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.”
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading “SANCTUM SANCTORUM.”
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading “SUPPLEMENTARY CREATION.”
plural of “tatter” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading “IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
have
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
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From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
the human act of creating
From this reading SUPPLEMENTARY CREATION.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
immediately past
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
plural of “malefactor” — someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
a negotiation to resolve differences that is conducted by some impartial party
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
above and across; more than
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
a manuscript (usually written on papyrus or parchment) on which more than one text has been written with the earlier writing incompletely erased and still visible
From this reading THE PALIMPSEST.
the act of mending a hole in a garment by sewing a patch over it
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
very bad
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
an artist's brush made of sable hairs
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANCTUM SANCTORUM.
a place of inviolable privacy
From this reading SANCTUM SANCTORUM.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
functioning in a supporting capacity
From this reading SUPPLEMENTARY CREATION.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
plural of “tatter” — a small piece of cloth or paper
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALIMPSEST.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IN patching up this coat from tatters rotten, Be sure the sable cloth was not forgotten.
(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 And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
at the time that
From this reading And fit, indeed, that moral bridge-contractors Have place, as well as moral malefactors; So when these last are forced to fly to cover, The first “by mediation” bear them over.
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