Chapter 3 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt. Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea. It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded. Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them. Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
Chapter 3 of World's End: A Story in Three Books is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading “Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.”
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.”
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
From this reading “This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.”
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading “Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.”
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading “It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.”
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.”
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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 This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
third-person singular of “destroy” — do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
divisible by two
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.
highest in quality
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
the force of workers available
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
French general who became emperor of the French (1769-1821)
From this reading Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
sporadically and infrequently
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading Napoleon the Great could not resist the idea.
express in words
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
the underside of footwear or a golf club
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Some say Cromwell had hopes in that direction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Occasionally they succeed; more often it destroys them.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This appears to be a weakness from which even the greatest of men are not exempt.
belonging to which person
From this reading It is the one sole object of almost all such men whose history is recorded.
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