Chapter 1 of The Stilled Patter is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Stilled Patter is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country. I am not George Washington. My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world. There will be, in fact, no more anybody. This is the end of the world.
Chapter 1 of The Stilled Patter is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.”
any person at all
From this reading “There will be, in fact, no more anybody.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “_The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.”
superlative of “deadly” — causing or capable of causing death
From this reading “_The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.”
plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.”
plural of “sex” — activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading “_The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “_The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
in reality or actuality
In this reading “There will be, in fact, no more anybody.”
In this reading “My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
belonging to or lasting from times long ago
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
(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 _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not George Washington.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
any person at all
From this reading There will be, in fact, no more anybody.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
for the reason that
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
superlative of “deadly” — causing or capable of causing death
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading This is the end of the world.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading There will be, in fact, no more anybody.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not George Washington.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
plural of “jones” — United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
not any; not one
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not George Washington.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
plural of “sex” — activities associated with sexual intercourse
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
in or at that place or location
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the end of the world.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading My name is Andrew Jones, and it is because of me there will be no more Joneses in the world.
but in spite of that
From this reading _The age-old battle of the sexes may yet be the deadliest of all!_ George Washington was the father of his country.
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