Chapter 24 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before. The avenues were broad. They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded. They seemed to lead nowhere. There were numerous streets without houses.
Chapter 24 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading “The avenues were broad.”
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading “They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.”
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading “We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “They seemed to lead nowhere.”
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading “There were numerous streets without houses.”
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading “They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.”
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading “They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
plural of “avenue” — a line of approach
From this reading The avenues were broad.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The avenues were broad.
a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
to the same degree (often followed by “as”)
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
set up or found
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading There were numerous streets without houses.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading They seemed to lead nowhere.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
an insignificant place
From this reading They seemed to lead nowhere.
amounting to a large indefinite number
From this reading There were numerous streets without houses.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to lead nowhere.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
plural of “space” — the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading There were numerous streets without houses.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The avenues were broad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were numerous streets without houses.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to lead nowhere.
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading They began in great open spaces and faded into commons equally unbounded.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The avenues were broad.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading There were numerous streets without houses.
a late time of life
From this reading We found Washington much as Dickens had described it seven years before.
Chapter 24 of Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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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