Chapter 16 of Cora and The Doctor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Cora and The Doctor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Such a house broke! So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him." SHAKSPEARE. _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children. Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
Chapter 16 of Cora and The Doctor is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."”
temporary military shelter
From this reading “_Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “_Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “_Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.”
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading “_Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
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In this reading “_Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.”
cooperate or pretend to cooperate
In this reading “So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."”
In this reading “So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."”
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From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Such a house broke!
(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 So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
lacking funds
From this reading "Such a house broke!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
a social unit living together
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
destroyed or killed
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "Such a house broke!
temporary military shelter
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
impressive in appearance
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
held or filled or in use
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
English portrait painter and first president of the Royal Academy (1723-1792)
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
an educational institution
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHAKSPEARE.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such a house broke!
carry out
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wednesday, November 4th._ I have been to the little hut occupied by William Reynolds and family, to see what had become of the children.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So noble a master fallen! all gone! and not One friend, to take his fortune by the arm, And go along with him."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Frank thinks it would be well to put them to school.
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