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Chapter 11 of The Making of a Bigot is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COUNTRY. The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross. “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival. “Father’s no more sense than a baby. He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
Chapter 11 of The Making of a Bigot is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.”
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading ““It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.”
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading ““It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.”
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.”
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
presenting a summary or general view of a whole
From this reading “He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.”
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In this reading “He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.”
In this reading “He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.”
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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 “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
later than; following
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
eagerly desirous
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
-ing form of “bother” — take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading THE COUNTRY.
travel across or pass over
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
a female human offspring
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
flow in a circular current, of liquids
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
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From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
not any; not one
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
of or relating to or consisting of a quarter
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
presenting a summary or general view of a whole
From this reading He insists on bothering about some article he hasn’t finished for the _Church Quarterly_ on the Synoptic Problem.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading “Father’s no more sense than a baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COUNTRY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s absurd,” said Daphne to Eddy, the morning after his arrival.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The Dean was paralysed up the right side, his wife agitated and anxious, his daughter cross.
Chapter 11 of The Making of a Bigot by Rose Macaulay holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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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