Chapter 12 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Is this reason? Is this humanity? Alas! it is man. The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light. It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
Chapter 12 of With Edged Tools is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Alas! it is man.”
aroused or activated
From this reading “The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.”
the act of waking
From this reading “It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.”
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading “The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.”
the quality of being humane
From this reading “Is this humanity?”
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading “The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Alas! it is man.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
aroused or activated
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
the act of waking
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
the quality of being humane
From this reading Is this humanity?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this reason?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Alas! it is man.
a small worthless amount
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Alas! it is man.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
not any; not one
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
with low volume
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Is this reason?
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
having a supporting base
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this reason?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Jack Meredith was awakened by his servant Joseph before it was fully light.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would appear as if Joseph had taken no means of awakening him, for Meredith awoke quite quietly to find Joseph standing by his bed.
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