Chapter 9 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN. "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton. "Listen to Arty's latest!" She had gone up to him as they all came in. "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
Chapter 9 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “"Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.”
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading “"Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.”
every person
From this reading “"Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.”
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading “"Listen to Arty's latest!"”
hear with intention
From this reading “"Listen to Arty's latest!"”
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading “THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.”
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading “THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “"Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.”
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(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 She had gone up to him as they all came in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Listen to Arty's latest!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
past form of “command” — be in command of
From this reading "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.
every person
From this reading "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
up to the immediate present; most recent or most up-to-date
From this reading "Listen to Arty's latest!"
hear with intention
From this reading "Listen to Arty's latest!"
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.
above and across; more than
From this reading "Is it good?" she asked, looking over his arm.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.
someone whose occupation is printing
From this reading THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Silence, everybody!" commanded Mrs. Stratton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POET AND THE PRESSMAN.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Listen to Arty's latest!"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She had gone up to him as they all came in.
Chapter 9 of The Workingman's Paradise by John Miller holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 214 sentences of The Workingman's Paradise, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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