Chapter 20 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly. "I like that idea. Good or bad, but always great! After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice. Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
Chapter 20 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any cognitive content held as true
From this reading “After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.”
every day; without missing a day
From this reading “After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.”
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading “Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.”
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “"Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.”
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading “"Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.”
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading “Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
later than; following
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
(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 After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
every day; without missing a day
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I like that idea.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I like that idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
plural of “king” — a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like that idea.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
in a reflective manner
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Good or bad, but always great!
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I like that idea.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Kings of Orion," said Thirlstone musingly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading After all, we show a kind of belief in it in our daily practice.
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading Every man is always making fancies about himself; but it is never his workaday self, but something else.
Chapter 20 of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies by John Buchan holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 20 holds 190 sentences of The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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