Chapter 6 of The planet of shame is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The planet of shame is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think. Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe. He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all. That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward. But now?
Chapter 6 of The planet of shame is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading “If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.”
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading “Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.”
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading “That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.”
propel through the air
From this reading “He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.”
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In this reading “Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.”
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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 If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
(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 If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But now?
United States reformer who led moral crusades against art and literature that he considered obscene (1844-1915)
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
plural of “conviction” — an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now?
and nothing more
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
by chance
From this reading That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.
express in words
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
propel through the air
From this reading He'd have been able to throw himself into the R.A.'s protection and tell all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If only the R.A. had arrived a little earlier was all that Comstock was able to think.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That way would have meant safety and perhaps a reward.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Five minutes earlier and his convictions would have been safe.
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