Chapter 34 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIV
Chapter 34 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Our pension was all that could be desired. Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut. She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty. They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months. She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
Chapter 34 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 332 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.”
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading “Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.”
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading “She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.”
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading “Our pension was all that could be desired.”
being ten more than fifty
From this reading “She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
in addition
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
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 Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
a New England state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
wanted intensely
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
an impression made from an etched plate
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
a regular payment to a person that is intended to allow them to subsist without working
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
being ten more than fifty
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-six and one
From this reading She was about twenty-seven; he was nearly sixty.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our pension was all that could be desired.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
which person or people
From this reading She was studying painting under an artist who also taught etching.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. and Mrs. Winchell were here from America, from Connecticut.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading They were on their way around the world, stopping in Rome for some months.
Chapter 34 of Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters holds 332 sentences, grouped into 67 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 34 holds 332 sentences of Children of the Market Place, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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