Chapter 32 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago. I walked over the ground, came to the lake. I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life! I was rich to be sure, but what had I done? I had inherited money.
Chapter 32 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading “The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.”
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading “The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.”
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading “I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!”
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
From this reading “The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.”
producing no result or effect
From this reading “I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!”
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading “I had inherited money.”
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading “The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.”
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extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I walked over the ground, came to the lake.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
United States politician who proposed that individual territories be allowed to decide whether they would have slavery; he engaged in a famous series of debates with Abraham Lincoln (1813-1861)
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
an act that fails
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
producing no result or effect
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading I walked over the ground, came to the lake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
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From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
occurring among members of a family usually by heredity
From this reading I had inherited money.
a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land
From this reading I walked over the ground, came to the lake.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I had inherited money.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
above and across; more than
From this reading I walked over the ground, came to the lake.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
possessing material wealth
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading I walked over the ground, came to the lake.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was thinking that if Douglas' life were ending in failure how futile was my own life!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I was rich to be sure, but what had I done?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The next day I went out to look at the ten acres which Douglas had given for the founding of the University of Chicago.
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