Chapter 1 of Two Years Ago, Volume I is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Two Years Ago, Volume I is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONTENTS OF VOL.I. TWO YEARS AGO. INTRODUCTORY. It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since. And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
Chapter 1 of Two Years Ago, Volume I is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “CONTENTS OF VOL.I.”
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading “And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!”
serving to open or begin
From this reading “INTRODUCTORY.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!”
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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 It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
in the past
From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
plural of “experience” — the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
serving to open or begin
From this reading INTRODUCTORY.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
the place where some action occurs
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
precisely as stated
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CONTENTS OF VOL.I.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It may seem a somewhat Irish method of beginning the story of "Two Years Ago" by a scene which happened but a month since.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
a late time of life
From this reading TWO YEARS AGO.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, will not the story be on that very account a better type of many a man's own experiences!
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