Chapter 22 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES. The merry day went by. The new year, 1858, set in. Everything gathered momentum. There was a panic and a crash.
Chapter 22 of Dr. Sevier is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading “BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.”
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading “BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.”
fall or come down violently
From this reading “There was a panic and a crash.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Everything gathered momentum.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “The merry day went by.”
an impelling force or strength
From this reading “Everything gathered momentum.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “There was a panic and a crash.”
plural of “wasp” — a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading “BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.”
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From this reading The new year, 1858, set in.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was a panic and a crash.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.
plural of “butterfly” — diurnal insect typically having a slender body with knobbed antennae and broad colorful wings
From this reading BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The merry day went by.
fall or come down violently
From this reading There was a panic and a crash.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The merry day went by.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything gathered momentum.
brought together in one place
From this reading Everything gathered momentum.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The new year, 1858, set in.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading The merry day went by.
an impelling force or strength
From this reading Everything gathered momentum.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The new year, 1858, set in.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading There was a panic and a crash.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The new year, 1858, set in.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The merry day went by.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a panic and a crash.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a panic and a crash.
plural of “wasp” — a white person of Anglo-Saxon ancestry who belongs to a Protestant denomination
From this reading BEES, WASPS, AND BUTTERFLIES.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The merry day went by.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading The new year, 1858, set in.
Chapter 22 of Dr. Sevier by George Washington Cable holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 22 holds 173 sentences of Dr. Sevier, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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