Chapter 6 of The Land of Afternoon: A Satire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Land of Afternoon: A Satire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It isn’t the thing, my dear!” Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!” The thing! THE THING! What on earth did it mean?
Chapter 6 of The Land of Afternoon: A Satire is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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dearly loved
From this reading ““It isn’t the thing, my dear!””
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “What on earth did it mean?”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “What on earth did it mean?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!””
a special situation
From this reading ““It isn’t the thing, my dear!””
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
used with question words to convey surprise
In this reading “What on earth did it mean?”
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dearly loved
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What on earth did it mean?
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading What on earth did it mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What on earth did it mean?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading What on earth did it mean?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
a special situation
From this reading “It isn’t the thing, my dear!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What on earth did it mean?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Or, “It’s quite the thing, you know!”
Chapter 6 of The Land of Afternoon: A Satire by Gilbert Knox holds 303 sentences, grouped into 61 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 6 holds 303 sentences of The Land of Afternoon: A Satire, unabridged, divided into 61 reading sections.
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