Chapter 5 of The Lonely Warrior is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Lonely Warrior is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour. “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise. There is no poise in life itself. Life is mere tumult and shouting. And since there is no poise there is no meaning.
Chapter 5 of The Lonely Warrior is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading ““The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.”
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading ““The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.”
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading “And since there is no poise there is no meaning.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “Life is mere tumult and shouting.”
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading ““The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.”
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading “Life is mere tumult and shouting.”
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading ““The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.”
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading “Life is mere tumult and shouting.”
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In this reading ““The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.”
In this reading “Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or professional skills)
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
the quality of being important and worthy of note
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is no poise in life itself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is no poise in life itself.
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From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading There is no poise in life itself.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading And since there is no poise there is no meaning.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading Life is mere tumult and shouting.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no poise in life itself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
be motionless, in suspension
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading Life is mere tumult and shouting.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading And since there is no poise there is no meaning.
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The supreme importance of the arts,” he said, “is poise.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no poise in life itself.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
a state of commotion and noise and confusion
From this reading Life is mere tumult and shouting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Latimer was talking, although it was early afternoon and therefore not his best hour.
Chapter 5 of The Lonely Warrior by Claude C. (Claude Carlos) Washburn holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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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