Chapter 24 of The man who won is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The man who won is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNREST "Let me alone! Why must you claim me? I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die? I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life. Was I made for thee?
Chapter 24 of The man who won is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading “I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.”
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “Why must you claim me?”
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading “I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.”
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading “I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?”
lacking in energy or will
From this reading “I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “UNREST "Let me alone!”
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 “I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
(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 I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
Having no one else present.
From this reading UNREST "Let me alone!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading Why must you claim me?
have a craving, appetite, or great desire for
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading UNREST "Let me alone!
be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Was I made for thee?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading UNREST "Let me alone!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why must you claim me?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
lacking in energy or will
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
express in words
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading Was I made for thee?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading UNREST "Let me alone!
up to a particular time
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I made for thee?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why must you claim me?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I Am woman--do you tell me I must lie All passive in Fate's arms until I die?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I must not care for Art, nor crave to be A force in this fair world--'tis not for me To live my own life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why must you claim me?
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