Chapter 5 of The Socialist is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Socialist is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!" The strange-looking man bowed. "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said. "Yes," Mary answered. "Please come in.
Chapter 5 of The Socialist is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"Yes," Mary answered.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “The strange-looking man bowed.”
commence officially
From this reading “"TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “"Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please come in.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “"TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes," Mary answered.”
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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 "TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," Mary answered.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading The strange-looking man bowed.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Please come in.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please come in.
commence officially
From this reading "TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The strange-looking man bowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please come in.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading "TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The strange-looking man bowed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strange-looking man bowed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Miss Mary Marriott, I think!" he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "TO INAUGURATE A REVOLUTION!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," Mary answered.
Chapter 5 of The Socialist by Guy Thorne holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 5 holds 167 sentences of The Socialist, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of The Socialist by Guy Thorne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 167 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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