Chapter 17 of The Messiah of the Cylinder is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Messiah of the Cylinder is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food. Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me. “You cannot wear those robes,” he said. “Take this. It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
Chapter 17 of The Messiah of the Cylinder is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to
From this reading “It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.””
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.”
plural of “recruit” — a recently enlisted soldier
From this reading “It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.””
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading ““You cannot wear those robes,” he said.”
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading “It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.””
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading “Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.”
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading “It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.””
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 “It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.””
be restored
In this reading “THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.”
In this reading “THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.”
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 Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
a festival commemorating the announcement of the Incarnation by the angel Gabriel to the Virgin Mary; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
past form of “ascribe” — attribute or credit to
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
immediately past
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
plural of “recruit” — a recently enlisted soldier
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
plural of “robe” — any loose flowing garment
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
possessive form of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
carry out
From this reading “Take this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Take this.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
always the same; showing a single form or character in all occurrences
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
be dressed in
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Upon his arm he carried a stranger’s uniform, which he handed to me.
which person or people
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MESSIAH’S ANNUNCIATION Jones left us and came back with some food.
a fabric made from the hair of sheep
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
but in spite of that
From this reading It should fit you; it belonged to one of our recruits who was ascribed last week and has not yet returned it to the Wool Stores.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You cannot wear those robes,” he said.
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