Chapter 5 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS. A CONSOLATORY ESSAY. Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw. Almost every man is unsound. Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
Chapter 5 of The Recreations of a Country Parson is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading “CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “A CONSOLATORY ESSAY.”
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading “CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.”
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading “CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.”
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.”
plural of “screw” — someone who guards prisoners
From this reading “CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.”
not in good condition; damaged or decayed
From this reading “Almost every man is unsound.”
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 A CONSOLATORY ESSAY.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
affording comfort or solace
From this reading A CONSOLATORY ESSAY.
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading A CONSOLATORY ESSAY.
divisible by two
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
not perfect; defective or inadequate
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
express in words
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
someone who guards prisoners
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
plural of “screw” — someone who guards prisoners
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading CONCERNING SCREWS: BEING THOUGHTS ON THE PRACTICAL SERVICE OF IMPERFECT MEANS.
not in good condition; damaged or decayed
From this reading Almost every man is unsound.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Indeed, my reader, I might well say even more than this.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Almost every man is what, if he were a horse, would be called a screw.
Chapter 5 of The Recreations of a Country Parson by Andrew Kennedy Hutchison Boyd holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
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