Chapter 11 of Yet Again is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Yet Again is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A strange dream? Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it. I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club. The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct. To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
Chapter 11 of Yet Again is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading “Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.”
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.”
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading “Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.”
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
From this reading “To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.”
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading “To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.”
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading “I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.”
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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 A strange dream?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading A strange dream?
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
being of such surpassing excellence as to suggest inspiration by the gods
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
plural of “instinct” — inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
something having the property of being analogous to something else
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
of first rank or importance or value; direct and immediate rather than secondary
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness
From this reading To fight and to love are the primary instincts of primitive man.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading The instinct to fight, like the instinct to love, is a quite natural instinct.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
exhibiting or calling for sportsmanship or fair play
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange dream?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I had been taken over-night--my first visit--to the National Sporting Club.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet a precisely parallel reality had inspired it.
Chapter 11 of Yet Again by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 11 holds 199 sentences of Yet Again, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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