Chapter 18 of A Man for the Ages is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Man for the Ages is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH MR. LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO. Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them. The boy was eager to be off on his mission. The fields were sown.
Chapter 18 of A Man for the Ages is here in full — 538 sentences across 108 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.”
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading “Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.”
very lively and profitable
From this reading “LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “The boy was eager to be off on his mission.”
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading “LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.”
sprinkled with seed
From this reading “The fields were sown.”
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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 LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
a youthful male person
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading The fields were sown.
very lively and profitable
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The boy was eager to be off on his mission.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
(Old Testament) a judge of Israel who performed herculean feats of strength against the Philistines until he was betrayed to them by his mistress Delilah
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
sprinkled with seed
From this reading The fields were sown.
carry out
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading LINCOLN, SAMSON AND HARRY TAKE A LONG RIDE TOGETHER AND THE LATTER VISIT THE FLOURISHING LITTLE CITY OF CHICAGO.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Lincoln had brought the papers which Harry was to take to Bim, and made haste to deliver them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fields were sown.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH MR.
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