Chapter 2 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars. It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions. Why does she wait so long? Whom does she favor? To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
Chapter 2 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading “It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.”
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.”
third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify
From this reading “It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.”
of very great significance
From this reading “It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.”
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading “To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.”
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading “To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.”
angling by drawing a baited line through the water
From this reading “To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.”
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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 It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
(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 It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
a line of approach
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
plural of “carriage” — a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
plural of “dollar” — the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
promote over another
From this reading Whom does she favor?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
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From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
third-person singular of “inspire” — heighten or intensify
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
the force of workers available
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
plural of “million” — the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
of very great significance
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
a treeless grassy plain
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
a loud low dull continuous noise
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
angling by drawing a baited line through the water
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To-night the carriages are trolling and rumbling to the great mansion of the Wandrells on Prairie Avenue.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom does she favor?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why does she wait so long?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading HARPWOOD AND LOCKWIN Esther Wandrell, of Chicago, will be worth millions of dollars.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading It is a thought that inspires the young men of all the city with momentous ambitions.
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