Chapter 4 of We Three is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of We Three is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, of course I did. Why ask that?" "But now you want to back out." Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded. Fulton sees that for himself presently.
Chapter 4 of We Three is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading “Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Why ask that?"”
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading “Fulton sees that for himself presently.”
lacking power
From this reading “Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.”
in the near future
From this reading “Fulton sees that for himself presently.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.”
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading “Fulton sees that for himself presently.”
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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 Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Why ask that?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Oh, of course I did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Oh, of course I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Fulton sees that for himself presently.
American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815)
From this reading Fulton sees that for himself presently.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Fulton sees that for himself presently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, of course I did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, of course I did.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, of course I did.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
lacking power
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
in the near future
From this reading Fulton sees that for himself presently.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading Fulton sees that for himself presently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Why ask that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the old argument that a promise which one is powerless to keep isn't a bona fide promise and cannot be so regarded.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why ask that?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But now you want to back out."
Chapter 4 of We Three by Gouverneur Morris holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 419 sentences of We Three, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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