Chapter 28 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BALANCED ACCOUNT. “Let the end try the man.” Bad news, it is said, travels fast. But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind. It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
Chapter 28 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading “A BALANCED ACCOUNT.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.”
more quickly
From this reading “But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.”
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.”
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
From this reading “But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.”
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Bad news, it is said, travels fast.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.”
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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 A BALANCED ACCOUNT.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading A BALANCED ACCOUNT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
being in a state of proper equilibrium
From this reading A BALANCED ACCOUNT.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “Let the end try the man.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
more quickly
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
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From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let the end try the man.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Let the end try the man.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Let the end try the man.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading But in France good news travels faster, and it is the evil tidings that lag behind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
plural of “travel” — the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Bad news, it is said, travels fast.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading “Let the end try the man.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading It is part of a Frenchman's happy nature to believe that which he wishes to be true.
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