Chapter 7 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Nonsense!” I answered sharply. “Yes, he is. We might have a double wedding--” I was furious. “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
Chapter 7 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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increase twofold
From this reading “We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading ““Nonsense!””
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.”
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a lesson in performing music
In this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
In this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
take in marriage
In this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
In this reading ““I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!””
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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 We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I answered sharply.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
increase twofold
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
the act of departing
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Yes, he is.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I answered sharply.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Yes, he is.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “Nonsense!”
a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
a follower of Calvinism as taught in the Presbyterian Church
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading I answered sharply.
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading We might have a double wedding--” I was furious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
a late time of life
From this reading “I’m going home to play the organ in the First Presbyterian Church,” I stated, “and to give music lessons, and I won’t have time to get married for _years_!”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, he is.
Chapter 7 of A modern trio in an old town by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 431 sentences, grouped into 87 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.
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