Chapter 7 of The noise of the world is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of The noise of the world is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Of course I would. It sounds interesting." "Interesting? Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind. It may be rough, too.
Chapter 7 of The noise of the world is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading “It sounds interesting."”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
a wagon maker
From this reading “Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.”
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.
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as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course I would.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
a medical establishment run by a group of medical specialists
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course I would.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
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From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Of course I would.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading It sounds interesting."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It sounds interesting."
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may be rough, too.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course I would.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading It may be rough, too.
plural of “sound” — the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It sounds interesting."
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading It may be rough, too.
a wagon maker
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Of course I would.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, it will be interesting as a psychological problem--a kind of clinic for studying the blind stupidity of Hilary Wainwright and his kind.
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