Chapter 3 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VIII. OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED. I am very fond of journalists. I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country. And I like to put them through their paces.
Chapter 3 of The Silver Domino is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading “OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.”
associated with women and not with men
From this reading “I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.”
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading “OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.”
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading “I am very fond of journalists.”
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.”
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading “I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.”
of grammatical gender
From this reading “I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.”
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “And I like to put them through their paces.”
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look on as or consider
In this reading “I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very fond of journalists.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
any system of principles or beliefs
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
associated with women and not with men
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I am very fond of journalists.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am very fond of journalists.
a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
plural of “journalist” — a writer for newspapers and magazines
From this reading I am very fond of journalists.
to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And I like to put them through their paces.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
the fatty network of connective tissue that fills the cavities of bones
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
of grammatical gender
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
plural of “pace” — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading And I like to put them through their paces.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And I like to put them through their paces.
a compound formed by replacing hydrogen in an acid by a metal (or a radical that acts like a metal)
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
have flavor; taste of something
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And I like to put them through their paces.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading And I like to put them through their paces.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading OF THE TRUE JOURNALIST AND HIS CREED.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
precisely as stated
From this reading I am very fond of journalists.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading VIII.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I look upon them, young and old, fat and lean, masculine and feminine, as the salt of the earth wherewith to savour the marrow of the country.
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