Chapter 10 of All Along the River: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of All Along the River: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.” “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters. “Cards! Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal. I can call upon her.
Chapter 10 of All Along the River: A Novel is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a game played with playing cards
From this reading ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
From this reading ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
wanting in physical strength
From this reading ““OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.””
superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading ““OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.””
the act of creating written works
From this reading ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
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 ““You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.”
In this reading “I can call upon her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I can call upon her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can call upon her.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
United States film maker who pioneered animated cartoons and created such characters as Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck; founded Disneyland (1901-1966)
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a social unit living together
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can call upon her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the literary culture
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I can call upon her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
superlative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading “OF THE WEAK MY HEART IS WEAKEST.”
at the time that
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Oh, Martin, she would think that so very formal.
the act of creating written works
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You had better send cards to Mrs. Crowther, Isola,” said Martin Disney, two days afterwards, when his wife was sitting at her Davenport writing her family letters.
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