Chapter 14 of Twelve Men is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Twelve Men is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I have me rights," he declared, flaring up. "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on? There's no sinse in it. It's naht natchral. It's naht intinded that it should be so."
Chapter 14 of Twelve Men is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.”
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading “"I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “"What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “"What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “"What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading “"I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
the eleventh month of the civil year; the fifth month of the ecclesiastical year in the Jewish calendar (in July and August)
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's no sinse in it.
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From this reading It's naht intinded that it should be so."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
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From this reading It's naht natchral.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
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From this reading It's naht natchral.
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From this reading It's naht natchral.
not any; not one
From this reading There's no sinse in it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading "I have me rights," he declared, flaring up.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It's naht intinded that it should be so."
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From this reading There's no sinse in it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's naht intinded that it should be so."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's naht intinded that it should be so."
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From this reading There's no sinse in it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
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From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What kind av a man is it that'll let himself be waalked on?
Chapter 14 of Twelve Men by Theodore Dreiser holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 14 holds 429 sentences of Twelve Men, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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