Chapter 18 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Trials of my infancy. Varieties of indigestion. I suffer from a local erythema. Instance of my father’s unselfishness. Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
Chapter 18 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading “Difficulty in providing a second godfather.”
a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
From this reading “Varieties of indigestion.”
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading “Trials of my infancy.”
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading “I suffer from a local erythema.”
-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “Difficulty in providing a second godfather.”
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I suffer from a local erythema.”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading “Trials of my infancy.”
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading “Varieties of indigestion.”
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 “I suffer from a local erythema.”
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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 I suffer from a local erythema.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
abnormal redness of the skin resulting from dilation of blood vessels (as in sunburn or inflammation)
From this reading I suffer from a local erythema.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Instance of my father’s unselfishness.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I suffer from a local erythema.
any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism
From this reading Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suffer from a local erythema.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
From this reading Varieties of indigestion.
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading Trials of my infancy.
an occurrence of something
From this reading Instance of my father’s unselfishness.
relating to or applicable to or concerned with the administration of a city or town or district rather than a larger area
From this reading I suffer from a local erythema.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Trials of my infancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Trials of my infancy.
-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Difficulty in providing a second godfather.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I suffer from a local erythema.
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading Trials of my infancy.
the quality of not putting yourself first but being willing to give your time or money or effort etc. for others
From this reading Instance of my father’s unselfishness.
plural of “variety” — a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading Varieties of indigestion.
Chapter 18 of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself by H. H. (Henry Howarth), Sir Bashford holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 18 holds 90 sentences of Augustus Carp, Esq., by Himself, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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