Chapter 1 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
”You are all a lost generation.” —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
Chapter 1 of The Sun Also Rises is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “”You are all a lost generation.””
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading “”You are all a lost generation.””
a mug intended for serving beer
From this reading “—GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.”
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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 ”You are all a lost generation.”
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From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
(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 ”You are all a lost generation.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
for a limitless time
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
a mug intended for serving beer
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading —GERTRUDE STEIN _in conversation_ ”One generation passeth away, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth forever.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ”You are all a lost generation.”
Chapter 1 of The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 416 sentences of The Sun Also Rises, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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