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The Man: A Story of To-day

Chapter XIV · Fourth Sunday--Atmosphere

Chapter XIV of The Man: A Story of To-day, “Fourth Sunday--Atmosphere,” is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:
“The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.
Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.
Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!
Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?
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The Man: A Story of To-day

Chapter XIV · Fourth Sunday--Atmosphere

Chapter XIV of The Man: A Story of To-day, “Fourth Sunday--Atmosphere,” is here in full — 47 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:
Line 2
“The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.
/ðə er hiːr ɑːn ðɪs ˈhɪlsaɪd ɪz fʊl ʌv helθ ənd ˈhiːlɪŋ/
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Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.
/ˈfɪzɪkəl laɪf juː noʊ ɪz ˈoʊnli ˈpɑːsəbəl ɪn ə raɪt ˈætməsfɪr/
Line 4
Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!
Line 5
Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?
/duː juː siː ðə tʃeɪndʒ ɪn ðə kənˈstɪtʃuːənt pɑːrts ʌv ðə er/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

acid adjective US /ˈæsəd/

harsh or corrosive in tone

From this reading “Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!”

carbonic adjective US /kɑːrˈbɔːnɪk/

relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

From this reading “Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!”

ceases noun US /ˈsiːsɪz/

plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end

From this reading “Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!”

constituent noun US /kənˈstɪtʃuːənt/

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

From this reading “Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?”

dies noun US /daɪz/

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading “Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!”

healing noun US /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading ““The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.”

hillside noun US /ˈhɪlsaɪd/

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading ““The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.”

poisoned verb US /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading “Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!”

Word partnerships in these lines

English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.

Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.

change in verb + particle

In this reading “Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?”

only possible adverb + adjective

In this reading “Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.”

All words in this reading · 49

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

acidadjectiveUS /ˈæsəd/

harsh or corrosive in tone

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

actverbUS /ækt/

perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

AddverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

atmospherenounUS /ˈætməsfɪr/

a particular environment or surrounding influence

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

bodynounUS /ˈbɑːdi/

the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

carbonicadjectiveUS /kɑːrˈbɔːnɪk/

relating to or consisting of or yielding carbon

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

ceasesnounUS /ˈsiːsɪz/

plural of “cease” — (“cease” is a noun only in the phrase “without cease”) end

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/

cause to change; make different; cause a transformation

From this reading Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?

constituentnounUS /kənˈstɪtʃuːənt/

an artifact that is one of the individual parts of which a composite entity is made up; especially a part that can be separated from or attached to a system

From this reading Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?

diesnounUS /daɪz/

plural of “die” — a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

Doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?

fivenounUS /faɪv/

the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

fulladjectiveUS /fʊl/

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

gasnounUS /ɡæs/

the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

healingnounUS /ˈhiːlɪŋ/

the natural process by which the body repairs itself

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

hereadverbUS /hiːr/

in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

hillsidenounUS /ˈhɪlsaɪd/

the side or slope of a hill

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

kneenounUS /niː/

hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

MannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

note-book

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/

and nothing more

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

partsnounUS /pɑːrts/

the local environment

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/

a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

PhysicaladjectiveUS /ˈfɪzɪkəl/

involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

poisonedverbUS /ˈpɔɪzənd/

past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

possibleadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːsəbəl/

capable of happening or existing

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

satnounUS /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading Do you see the change in the constituent parts of the air?

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading “The air here on this hillside is full of health and healing.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Add five parts more of carbonic acid gas and the body is poisoned--ceases to act--dies!

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading I sat with note-book on my knee, pencil in hand and The Man began:

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading Physical life you know is only possible in a right atmosphere.

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