Chapter 4 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUMPHRY. Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking. TRUEMAN. The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation. LOVEYET.
Chapter 4 of The Politician Out-Witted is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
in the recent past
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.”
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading “Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.”
push for something
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading “The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.”
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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 Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
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From this reading HUMPHRY.
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From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
in the recent past
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
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From this reading LOVEYET.
the force of workers available
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
push for something
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
express in words
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
carry out
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
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From this reading TRUEMAN.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
governmental provision of economic assistance to persons in need
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
an affirmative
From this reading Oh yes, I'll say that for him;--he us'd to take a great deal of pains for to larn us proper speaking.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The Constitution you hear so much noise about, is a new government, which some great and good men have lately contrived, and now recommend for the welfare and happiness of the American nation.
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