Chapter 20 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS." "It can't do any good. We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs. We've made all our arrangements. There is nothing to discuss.
Chapter 20 of The Workingman's Paradise is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “We've made all our arrangements.”
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading “We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “There is nothing to discuss.”
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading “We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “"THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.”
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading “We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “"THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."”
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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 We've made all our arrangements.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "It can't do any good.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading We've made all our arrangements.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It can't do any good.
pecuniary reimbursement to the winning party for the expenses of litigation
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading There is nothing to discuss.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It can't do any good.
inflected form of “fight” — be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "It can't do any good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing to discuss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It can't do any good.
and nothing more
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading "THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
not any; not one
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing to discuss.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing to discuss.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing to discuss.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading "THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've made all our arrangements.
(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 We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading We have made up our minds that the matter might just as well be fought out now, no matter what it costs.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "THE WORLD WANTS MASTERS."
Chapter 20 of The Workingman's Paradise by John Miller holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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