Chapter 36 of Beulah is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of Beulah is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it." Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away. "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?" "Probably not longer than a month. The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
Chapter 36 of Beulah is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not being in a specified place
From this reading “"How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"”
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading “Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.”
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “"Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.”
heighten or intensify
From this reading “The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.”
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading “Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.”
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading “The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.”
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading “"Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."”
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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 "Probably not longer than a month.
not being in a specified place
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
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From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
plural of “coat” — an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
dearly loved
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
heighten or intensify
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
for more time
From this reading "Probably not longer than a month.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Probably not longer than a month.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Probably not longer than a month.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
extremely crowed or filled to capacity
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "Probably not longer than a month.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
express a supposition
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Probably not longer than a month.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading The doctor thinks a few days at Saratoga will invigorate him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mrs. Asbury took one of her husband's coats from Beulah's hand and carefully packed it away.
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading "Fold that coat for me, my dear; there, give it to me; I believe there is room in this trunk for it."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How long will you be absent, do you suppose?"
Chapter 36 of Beulah by Augusta J. (Augusta Jane) Evans holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 36 holds 200 sentences of Beulah, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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