Chapter 8 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MIDNIGHT LECTURE. At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville. Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo. But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure. We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.
Chapter 8 of Around the Tea-Table is here in full — 141 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.”
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading “At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.”
a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
From this reading “But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.”
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading “Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.”
the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
From this reading “Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.”
Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
From this reading “Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.”
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading “At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.”
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading “We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.”
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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 But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
large shaggy-haired brown bison of North American plains
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
a city in southwest Ohio; manufacturing center
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
the largest city in Michigan and a major Great Lakes port; center of the United States automobile industry; located in southeastern Michigan on the Detroit river across from Windsor
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
being one more than seven
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
an act that fails
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.
the capital and largest city of Indiana; a major commercial center in the country's heartland; site of an annual 500-mile automobile race
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
Florida's largest city; a port and important commercial center in northeastern Florida
From this reading Indianapolis, Detroit, Jacksonville, Cleveland and Buffalo.
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT LECTURE.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT LECTURE.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
according to the clock
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
past form of “telegraph” — send cables, wires, or telegrams
From this reading We telegraphed from Indianapolis, "Missed connection.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MIDNIGHT LECTURE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it seemed that Dayton was to be a failure.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
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From this reading At eight o'clock precisely, on consecutive nights, we stepped on the rostrum at Chicago, Zanesville.
Chapter 8 of Around the Tea-Table by T. De Witt (Thomas De Witt) Talmage holds 141 sentences, grouped into 29 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 8 holds 141 sentences of Around the Tea-Table, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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