Chapter 8 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Last! I only wrote one.” “Well, I got two,” he told her. “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.” “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
Chapter 8 of The Thing Beyond Reason is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading ““The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.””
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading ““Well, I got two,” he told her.”
publicly displayed
From this reading ““Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.”
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ““The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.””
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading ““The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.””
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading ““Well, I got two,” he told her.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “I only wrote one.””
the day immediately before today
From this reading ““The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.””
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.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only wrote one.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
immediately past
From this reading “Last!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I only wrote one.”
and nothing more
From this reading I only wrote one.”
publicly displayed
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mrs. Royce must have posted it!” said Lexy.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, I got two,” he told her.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I only wrote one.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “The second one came yesterday, about this doctor, and the roses, you know.”
Chapter 8 of The Thing Beyond Reason by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 423 sentences of The Thing Beyond Reason, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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