Chapter 13 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease. Can it do it? In large measure, yes. How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations? Four-fifths?
Chapter 13 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading “How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?”
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading “VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.”
plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “In large measure, yes.”
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading “VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.”
any competition
From this reading “VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.”
relieve from
From this reading “VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.”
plural of “sufferer” — a person suffering from an illness
From this reading “How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?”
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possessing life
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can it do it?
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
an impairment of health or a condition of abnormal functioning
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Can it do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Four-fifths?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
plural of “imagination” — the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In large measure, yes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Can it do it?
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading In large measure, yes.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading In large measure, yes.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
any competition
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
To recall to mind.
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
relieve from
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
Identical; not different.
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
plural of “sufferer” — a person suffering from an illness
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading VII Remember its principal great offer: to rid the Race of pain and disease.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading How much of the pain and disease in the world is created by the imaginations of the sufferers, and then kept alive by those same imaginations?
an affirmative
From this reading In large measure, yes.
Chapter 13 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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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