Chapter 39 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 39 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell? I had not seen him now for several years. And he was a delegate to the Republican convention. "How is this?" I asked him.
Chapter 39 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 267 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?”
a large formal assembly
From this reading “And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.”
transfer power to someone
From this reading “And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?”
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading “And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “I had not seen him now for several years.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
later than; following
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
a large formal assembly
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
transfer power to someone
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is this?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is this?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
a member of the Republican Party
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How is this?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he was a delegate to the Republican convention.
which person or people
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who should call upon me the next morning after my arrival in Chicago but Yarnell?
a late time of life
From this reading I had not seen him now for several years.
Chapter 39 of Children of the Market Place by Edgar Lee Masters holds 267 sentences, grouped into 54 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 39 holds 267 sentences of Children of the Market Place, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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