Chapter 19 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WARNING. Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton. Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows: "Beware of Greer. Don't listen to him.
Chapter 19 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 54 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading “Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.”
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading “"Beware of Greer.”
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.”
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading “Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:”
the act of testing something
From this reading “Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “THE WARNING.”
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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 Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
later than; following
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
(of hair) colored a moderate reddish-brown
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
be on one's guard; be cautious or wary about; be alert to
From this reading "Beware of Greer.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't listen to him.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
third-person singular of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Beware of Greer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Don't listen to him.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
hear with intention
From this reading Don't listen to him.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
past form of “postmark” — stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WARNING.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't listen to him.
the act of testing something
From this reading Five or six days after the trial, he received a letter, postmarked Auburn, which read as follows:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
a message informing of danger
From this reading THE WARNING.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Two or three things occurred during the Autumn which had some influence upon the fortunes of Barton.
Chapter 19 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio by A. G. (Albert Gallatin) Riddle holds 54 sentences, grouped into 11 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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