Chapter 5 of They return at evening is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of They return at evening is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Three months later I received another letter from him. “J. C. Cary, M.D. “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you. I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life. I should be the Master of Masters.
Chapter 5 of They return at evening is here in full — 445 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to gain with effort
From this reading “I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.”
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading “I should be the Master of Masters.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Three months later I received another letter from him.”
In this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
In this reading ““My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
to gain with effort
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be the Master of Masters.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading “J. C. Cary, M.D.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “J. C. Cary, M.D.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading “J. C. Cary, M.D.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
an instinctive motive
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading “J. C. Cary, M.D.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
a large city of central Poland
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading “J. C. Cary, M.D.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I should be the Master of Masters.
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading I should be the Master of Masters.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
express in words
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Three months later I received another letter from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went to Lodz with a song in my brain, for I felt I should achieve the aim of my life.
the act of creating written works
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My Friend, “I am writing under the impulse of a strong excitement, I am unhappy, I am--but let me tell you.
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