Chapter 18 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?" "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR." "TUT! TUT! YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!"
Chapter 18 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “"I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."”
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading “"WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!"”
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!"”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “"TUT!”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “"WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"”
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."
have in mind as a purpose
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading YOU MEAN YOU WANT TO GO TO SEA!"
term of address for a man
From this reading "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading "TUT!
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I WANT TO GO TO AMERICA, SIR."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WELL MY MAN, WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO DO?"
Chapter 18 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street by Austin Bidwell holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 134 sentences of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 18 of Bidwell's Travels, from Wall Street by Austin Bidwell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 134 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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