Chapter 37 of We Two: A Novel is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of We Two: A Novel is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There's a brave fellow! There's a man of pluck! A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him. Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere. Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Chapter 37 of We Two: A Novel is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in or to another place
From this reading “Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.”
the quality of being suitable
From this reading “Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.”
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading “Oliver Wendell Holmes.”
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading “Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “Oliver Wendell Holmes.”
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading “There's a man of pluck!”
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.”
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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 There's a brave fellow!
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading There's a brave fellow!
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
in or to another place
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
a boy or man
From this reading There's a brave fellow!
the quality of being suitable
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
a fictitious detective in stories by A. Conan Doyle
From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
United States poet remembered for his long narrative poems (1807-1882)
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading There's a man of pluck!
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a man of pluck!
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
pull or pull out sharply
From this reading There's a man of pluck!
express in words
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Longfellow A man's love is the measure of his fitness for good or bad company here or elsewhere.
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From this reading There's a brave fellow!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
possessive form of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oliver Wendell Holmes.
which person or people
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading A man who is not afraid to say his say, Though a whole town's against him.
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