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The Story of My Life With her letters

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

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Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.
The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.
No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.
Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.
She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.
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The Story of My Life With her letters

Chapter XXV · Chapter 25

Chapter 25 of The Story of My Life With her letters is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/43 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.
/mɑːrk tweɪn hæz sed ðæt ðə tuː moʊst ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ˈkærəktərz ʌv ðə ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ ˈsentʃəri ɑːr nəˈpoʊliən ənd ˈhelən ˈkelər/
Line 2
The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.
/ðə ˌædmərˈeɪʃən wɪð wɪtʃ ðə wɜːrld hæz rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd hɜːr ɪz mɔːr ðæn ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd baɪ wʌt ʃiː hæz dʌn/
Line 3
No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.
/noʊ wʌn kæn tel ˈeni ɡreɪt truːθ əˈbaʊt hɜːr wɪtʃ hæz nɑːt ɔːlˈredi bɪn ˈrɪtən ənd ɔːl ðæt aɪ kæn duː ɪz tuː ɡɪv ə fjuː mɔːr fækts əˈbaʊt mɪs ˈkelərz wɜːrk ənd æd ə ˈlɪtəl tuː wʌt ɪz noʊn ʌv hɜːr ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/
Line 4
Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.
/mɪs ˈkelər ɪz tɔːl ənd ˈstrɔːŋli bɪlt ənd hæz ˈɔːlweɪz hæd ɡʊd helθ/
Line 5
She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

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expresses noun US /ɪkˈspresəz/

plural of “express” — mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

From this reading “She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.”

justified adjective US /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading “The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.”

Keller noun US /ˈkelər/

United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months

From this reading “Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.”

Keller's noun US /ˈkelərz/

possessive form of “keller” — United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months

From this reading “No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.”

Napoleon noun US /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading “Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.”

nineteenth adjective US /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading “Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.”

personality noun US /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading “No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.”

Twain noun US /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading “Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

addverbUS /æd/

make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

admirationnounUS /ˌædmərˈeɪʃən/

a feeling of delighted approval and liking

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/

(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 No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/

prior to a specified or implied time

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

becauseconjunctionUS /bɪˈkɔːz/

for the reason that

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

builtadjectiveUS /bɪlt/

(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

byprepositionUS /baɪ/

showing who or what does the action

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

canmodal verbUS /kæn/

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

centurynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/

a period of 100 years

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

charactersnounUS /ˈkærəktərz/

plural of “character” — an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

doneadjectiveUS /dʌn/

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

English-speakingadjective

able to communicate in English

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

expressesnounUS /ɪkˈspresəz/

plural of “express” — mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

factsnounUS /fækts/

plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

fewadjectiveUS /fjuː/

a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

giveverbUS /ɡɪv/

cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

greatadjectiveUS /ɡreɪt/

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

handsnounUS /hændz/

(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/

the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

HelennounUS /ˈhelən/

(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

interestingadjectiveUS /ˈɪntrəstɪŋ/

arousing or holding the attention

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

justifiedadjectiveUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪd/

having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

KellernounUS /ˈkelər/

United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

Keller'snounUS /ˈkelərz/

possessive form of “keller” — United States lecturer and writer who was blind and deaf from the age of 19 months

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

knownadjectiveUS /noʊn/

apprehended with certainty

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

MarkverbUS /mɑːrk/

attach a tag or label to

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

MissverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

NapoleonnounUS /nəˈpoʊliən/

French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

nervousadjectiveUS /ˈnɜːrvəs/

easily agitated

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

nineteenthadjectiveUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːnθ/

coming next after the eighteenth in position

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

NodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

peoplenounUS /ˈpiːpəl/

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

personalitynounUS /ˌpɜːrsəˈnælɪti/

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

regardedverbUS /rɪˈɡɑːrdɪd/

past form of “regard” — deem to be

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

seemsverbUS /siːmz/

third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect

From this reading She seems to be more nervous than she really is, because she expresses more with her hands than do most English-speaking people.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

stronglyadverbUS /ˈstrɔːŋli/

with strength or in a strong manner

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading Miss Keller is tall and strongly built, and has always had good health.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

thanconjunctionUS /ðæn/

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

TwainnounUS /tweɪn/

two items of the same kind

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

twonounUS /tuː/

the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number

From this reading Mark Twain has said that the two most interesting characters of the nineteenth century are Napoleon and Helen Keller.

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

workverbUS /wɜːrk/

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

worldnounUS /wɜːrld/

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading The admiration with which the world has regarded her is more than justified by what she has done.

writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/

set down in writing in any of various ways

From this reading No one can tell any great truth about her which has not already been written, and all that I can do is to give a few more facts about Miss Keller's work and add a little to what is known of her personality.

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