Chapter 10 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it. Still would it be known? I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me. Work helped me to do this. I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
Chapter 10 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.”
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “Work helped me to do this.”
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.”
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.”
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Still would it be known?
at or toward the back of something
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
a youthful male person
From this reading I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
plural of “development” — act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Work helped me to do this.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Work helped me to do this.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Still would it be known?
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
possessive form of “sarah” — (Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still would it be known?
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
a special situation
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I had Sarah's boy to interest me too.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I was content to wait for developments and meanwhile to put the whole thing behind me.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Work helped me to do this.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still would it be known?
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From this reading There was the law against Zoe taking this step, and against any one having any part in it.
Chapter 10 of Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters holds 260 sentences, grouped into 52 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 10 holds 260 sentences of Children of the Market Place, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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