Chapter 5 of A Counterfeit Presentment is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of A Counterfeit Presentment is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father. Where is the General?" _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma. They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again." _Bartlett._--"How did you know?"
Chapter 5 of A Counterfeit Presentment is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Where is the General?"”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “_Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “_Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “_Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “_Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."”
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 “_Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.”
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anew
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
United States explorer who accompanied Peary's expedition to the North Pole and who led many other Arctic trips (1875-1946)
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Bartlett._--"How did you know?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Where is the General?"
destroyed or killed
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Bartlett._--"How did you know?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is the General?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Bartlett._--"How did you know?"
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where is the General?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is the General?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Constance._--"He has gone with mamma.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They wondered where you were, and I said you were coming back again."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Bartlett_, sadly.--"I happened to be laughing much more at myself than your father.
Chapter 5 of A Counterfeit Presentment by William Dean Howells holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 437 sentences of A Counterfeit Presentment, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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