Chapter 4 of The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!' At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
Chapter 4 of The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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how long something has existed
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being ten more than thirty
From this reading “At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.”
set up or found
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used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
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a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
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make physical contact with, come in contact with
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how long something has existed
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
being ten more than thirty
From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
set up or found
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
the force of workers available
From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
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From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the age of forty, men that love love rootedly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Then he found himself saying: 'At the age I touch!'
Chapter 4 of The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3 by George Meredith holds 82 sentences, grouped into 17 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 4 holds 82 sentences of The Tragic Comedians — Volume 3, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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