Chapter 13 of The Pomp of Yesterday is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of The Pomp of Yesterday is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued. 'I've become a Christian, that's all. But it's changed everything, _everything_!' 'How?' 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Chapter 13 of The Pomp of Yesterday is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “'I've become a Christian, that's all.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “But it's changed everything, _everything_!'”
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “'I've become a Christian, that's all.”
without stop or interruption
From this reading “EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.”
a profession of belief
From this reading “'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.”
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 'I've become a Christian, that's all.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
later than; following
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
(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 EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading 'I've become a Christian, that's all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it's changed everything, _everything_!'
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading But it's changed everything, _everything_!'
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading 'I've become a Christian, that's all.
without stop or interruption
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading But it's changed everything, _everything_!'
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've become a Christian, that's all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
term of address for a man
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
express in words
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
a profession of belief
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading EDGECUMBE'S MADNESS 'After all, it's nothing that one can talk much about,' he continued.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I've become a Christian, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
a silvery metallic element that is common in rare-earth minerals; used in magnesium and aluminum alloys
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I find it difficult to tell you, sir; but after I'd got back from the Y.M.C.A. meeting I got hold of a New Testament, and for days I did nothing but read it.
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