Chapter 1 of The Hypocrite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Hypocrite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day." _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book.... Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain." _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever. He paints with a firm, bold hand.
Chapter 1 of The Hypocrite is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading “_WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.”
fearless and daring
From this reading “He paints with a firm, bold hand.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “_MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....”
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading “_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."”
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading “He paints with a firm, bold hand.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “_MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."”
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading “Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."”
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.
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 _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
having no known name or identity or known source
From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
fearless and daring
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
of surpassing excellence
From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
qualified for by right according to law
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
a person who rules or guides or inspires others
From this reading _MORNING LEADER_:--"A brilliant book....
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
plural of “paint” — a substance used as a coating to protect or decorate a surface (especially a mixture of pigment suspended in a liquid); dries to form a hard coating
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
difficult to detect or grasp by the mind or analyze
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _MORNING POST_:--"It is entitled to be regarded as one of the clever books of the day."
in the company of; together with
From this reading He paints with a firm, bold hand.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _WORLD_:--"The anonymous author is evidently young and clever.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Evidently the work of a young, powerful, and subtle brain."
Chapter 1 of The Hypocrite by Guy Thorne holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 1 holds 167 sentences of The Hypocrite, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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