Chapter 22 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER. Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled. His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him. They seemed disappointed. "Wouldn't he come?" asked his wife.
Chapter 22 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “They seemed disappointed.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.”
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.”
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading “Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.”
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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 Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Wouldn't he come?" asked his wife.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Wouldn't he come?" asked his wife.
a female human offspring
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading They seemed disappointed.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
-ing form of “expect” — regard something as probable or likely
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Wouldn't he come?" asked his wife.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
the middle of the day
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed disappointed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed disappointed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
in the direction of
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Toward noon of the next day, the Judge drove up to his own gate, alone, and not a little troubled.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading His wife and daughter were evidently expecting him.
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From this reading "Wouldn't he come?" asked his wife.
Chapter 22 of Bart Ridgeley: A Story of Northern Ohio by A. G. (Albert Gallatin) Riddle holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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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