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Chapter 24 of The Unclassed is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual. "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock. "You may as well come with me." "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward. "That's right.
Chapter 24 of The Unclassed is here in full — 136 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “"By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.”
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
in a northern direction
From this reading “"By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.”
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading “"By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.”
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
destroyed or killed
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
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From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
in a northern direction
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
plural of “rent” — a payment or series of payments made by the lessee to an owner for use of some property, facility, equipment, or service
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's right.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
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From this reading "That's right.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "By the by, I finished my novel the other day," Waymark said, as they drove northward.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
the act of testing something
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ART AND MISERY One Monday afternoon at the end of October--three months had gone by since the trial--Waymark carried his rents to St. John Street Road as usual.
(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 "You may as well come with me."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
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From this reading "I'm going to Tottenham," said Mr. Woodstock.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You may as well come with me."
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