Chapter 7 of Whispering Tongues is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Whispering Tongues is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WELCOME HOME. Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris. When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust. It sounded tame, formal, insincere. He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
Chapter 7 of Whispering Tongues is here in full — 181 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fill with distaste
From this reading “When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.”
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “It sounded tame, formal, insincere.”
lacking sincerity
From this reading “It sounded tame, formal, insincere.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.”
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading “It sounded tame, formal, insincere.”
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading “It sounded tame, formal, insincere.”
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.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.”
In this reading “THE WELCOME HOME.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
fill with distaste
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading It sounded tame, formal, insincere.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
lacking sincerity
From this reading It sounded tame, formal, insincere.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
above and across; more than
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
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From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading It sounded tame, formal, insincere.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
correct by punishment or discipline
From this reading It sounded tame, formal, insincere.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
accept gladly
From this reading THE WELCOME HOME.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
at the time that
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He felt that such a letter would fail of its mission.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Parmenter went back from New York to his home, and spent a night writing a letter to Professor Lee, which was to reach him at Paris.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading When it was finished the young man read it over, and threw it from him in disgust.
Chapter 7 of Whispering Tongues by Homer Greene holds 181 sentences, grouped into 37 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 7 holds 181 sentences of Whispering Tongues, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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