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Chapter 10 of The Man Who Was Good is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And so it was all over. "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip. Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!" But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting." Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
Chapter 10 of The Man Who Was Good is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading “Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “"All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.”
make steady
From this reading “Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"”
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
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.
In this reading “Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And so it was all over.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And so it was all over.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
From this reading Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
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From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And so it was all over.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"
and nothing more
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
above and across; more than
From this reading And so it was all over.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And so it was all over.
make steady
From this reading Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
carry out
From this reading Steady on, Philip; take it fighting!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And so it was all over.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Nor was the knowledge that he was never to hold her quite all the grief that lay upon him as he made his way along the ill-lit streets.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "All over," he said to himself--"over and done with, Philip.
the words that are spoken
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
but in spite of that
From this reading But they were only words--as yet he could not "take it fighting."
Chapter 10 of The Man Who Was Good by Leonard Merrick holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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.
Chapter 10 holds 328 sentences of The Man Who Was Good, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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