Chapter 1 of Young Earnest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Young Earnest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner." Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period? THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND. To O. M. Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
Chapter 1 of Young Earnest is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a speech sound that is not a vowel
From this reading “Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?”
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading “Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?”
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."”
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading “THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND.”
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.”
having or showing or requiring special skill
From this reading “Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.”
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading “Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.”
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 “Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.”
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 Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
a speech sound that is not a vowel
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
apart from; not including
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
pertaining to or concerned with the humanities
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading To O. M.
engage in
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading To O. M.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
an amount of time
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
The study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. (Triết học, đạo lý nhân sinh.)
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
capital of the state of Virginia located in the east central part of the state; was capital of the Confederacy during the American Civil War
From this reading THE ADVENTURES OF HARRY RICHMOND.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
having or showing or requiring special skill
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Author of "Old Mole," "Round the Corner."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To O. M.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
the words that are spoken
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
made or constructed by interlacing threads or strips of material or other elements into a whole
From this reading Words skilled and woven do not make a book Except some truth in beauty shine in it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now my question is: have you a scheme of life consonant with the spirit of modern philosophy--with the views of intelligent, moral, humane human beings of this period?
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