Chapter 11 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too. "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped. You have not slept a wink to-day. It is far too late for children to be up, David. I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
Chapter 11 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “It is far too late for children to be up, David.”
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading “ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.”
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.”
subject to popular election
From this reading “ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.”
(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 “"There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.”
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading “I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."”
plural of “urge” — an instinctive motive
From this reading “"There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.”
signal by winking
From this reading “You have not slept a wink to-day.”
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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 You have not slept a wink to-day.
later than; following
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
English chemist who was a pioneer in electrochemistry and who used it to isolate elements sodium and potassium and barium and boron and calcium and magnesium and chlorine (1778-1829)
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
subject to popular election
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
(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 "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have not slept a wink to-day.
and nothing more
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
above and across; more than
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
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From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading You have not slept a wink to-day.
a kitchen appliance used for cooking food
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You have not slept a wink to-day.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It is far too late for children to be up, David.
plural of “urge” — an instinctive motive
From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I only took down the stove to-day, for fear we might need it."
signal by winking
From this reading You have not slept a wink to-day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
an affirmative
From this reading ELECTED Yes, this is distinctly happy--this night at home, in the chamber after the music, with Davy to sleep over here, too.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, Davy," urges Esther, "you have romped and romped.
Chapter 11 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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