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Chapter 2 of A Madeira Party is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It does, indeed," said Francis. And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued: "It was during the war, you know. My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill. He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
Chapter 2 of A Madeira Party is here in full — 505 sentences across 101 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading “He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:”
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading “And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.”
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading “He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.”
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading “My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.”
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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 was during the war, you know.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
possessive form of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
clothing in general
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
without stop or interruption
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
a river that rises in the Catskills in southeastern New York and flows southward along the border of Pennsylvania with New York and New Jersey to northern Delaware where it empties into Delaware Bay
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It does, indeed," said Francis.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "It was during the war, you know.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It does, indeed," said Francis.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
an uncle of your father or mother
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
filled or abounding with fog or mist
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "It does, indeed," said Francis.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It does, indeed," said Francis.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "It was during the war, you know.
go away from a place
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
a university town in central New Jersey
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It does, indeed," said Francis.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
in the near future
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading "It was during the war, you know.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading He got leave, managed to cross the Delaware, and in citizen’s clothes made his way to his own country-house near Princeton.
which person or people
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading My great-uncle Edward, who was with Washington, heard that his wife was ill.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And soon the room was hazy with delicate smoke, as Hamilton continued:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was during the war, you know.
Chapter 2 of A Madeira Party by S. Weir (Silas Weir) Mitchell holds 505 sentences, grouped into 101 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 2 holds 505 sentences of A Madeira Party, unabridged, divided into 101 reading sections.
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