Chapter 11 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I--well, I seem to. Go on, please. '2. MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal. Is it clear?'
Chapter 11 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/36 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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rid of obstructions
From this reading “Is it clear?'”
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading “MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.”
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Go on, please.”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “'I--well, I seem to.”
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading “MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.”
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From this reading '2.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Is it clear?'
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go on, please.
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I--well, I seem to.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it clear?'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it clear?'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Go on, please.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Go on, please.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading 'I--well, I seem to.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I--well, I seem to.
of worldwide scope or applicability
From this reading MAN--God's universal idea, individual, perfect, eternal.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'I--well, I seem to.
Chapter 11 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 180 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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