Chapter 3 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He has told us your story in detail. It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe. But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly." Kazu thought of this for a moment. "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
Chapter 3 of The Image and the Likeness is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get the meaning of something
From this reading “But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."”
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading “"He has told us your story in detail.”
highest in quality
From this reading “But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."”
be amazed at
From this reading “It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.”
with speed
From this reading “But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.”
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading “"Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.”
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temporarily
In this reading “Kazu thought of this for a moment.”
thoroughly (including all important particulars)
In this reading “"He has told us your story in detail.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely 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 But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
get the meaning of something
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
an isolated fact that is considered separately from the whole
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kazu thought of this for a moment.
highest in quality
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kazu thought of this for a moment.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
be amazed at
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
a particular point in time
From this reading Kazu thought of this for a moment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
with speed
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
only a very short time before
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
express in speech
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
plural of “teacher” — a person whose occupation is teaching
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Kazu thought of this for a moment.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Kazu thought of this for a moment.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
(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 "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, my teachers have done well, I think.
but in spite of that
From this reading It is a marvel which we can yet scarcely believe.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But the greatest marvel of all is that you speak our language, and comprehend so quickly."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He has told us your story in detail.
Chapter 3 of The Image and the Likeness by John Scott Campbell holds 431 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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