Chapter 17 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WHAT do I think of New York for you?” Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know. You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess. That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you. What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
Chapter 17 of As the hart panteth is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.”
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading “Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.”
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading “What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.”
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading “You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.”
move stealthily
From this reading “What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading ““WHAT do I think of New York for you?””
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keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading ““WHAT do I think of New York for you?””
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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 What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
in the past
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
react verbally
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
a young female
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
made the first orbital rocket-powered flight by a United States astronaut in 1962; later in United States Senate (1921-)
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you.
absolutely essential
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
have as an attribute, knowledge, or skill
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Glenn Andrews replied, “frankly I don’t know.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
express in words
From this reading That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you.
move stealthily
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
a special situation
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading That is to say, I don’t know you as time has made you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
a late time of life
From this reading What I would have said years ago to the slip of a girl, I cannot say to the growing woman.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “WHAT do I think of New York for you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You forget that the one thing necessary to answer your question is the one thing I don’t possess.
Chapter 17 of As the hart panteth by Hallie Erminie Rives holds 56 sentences, grouped into 12 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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