Chapter 27 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin. Love built Chicago. Love erected the David Lockwin Hospital. Love supports David Lockwin. He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
Chapter 27 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading “Love built Chicago.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.”
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading “Love erected the David Lockwin Hospital.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “Love erected the David Lockwin Hospital.”
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading “He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.”
plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “Love supports David Lockwin.”
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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 A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
the state of being absent
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Love built Chicago.
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading Love built Chicago.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
past form of “erect” — construct, build, or erect
From this reading Love erected the David Lockwin Hospital.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading Love erected the David Lockwin Hospital.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
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From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
inflected form of “pity” — share the suffering of
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
plural of “support” — the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading Love supports David Lockwin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A GOOD SCHEME The absence of love ruined David Lockwin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He is a man to be pitied from the depths of the heart.
Chapter 27 of David Lockwin—The People's Idol by John McGovern holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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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