Chapter 31 of Driven Back to Eden is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Driven Back to Eden is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children. I want to talk with you all. Merton, you go home with Junior." "But, papa--" he objected. "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
Chapter 31 of Driven Back to Eden is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “"Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.”
propose a payment
From this reading “"Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “"Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.”
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading “Merton, you go home with Junior."”
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading “Merton, you go home with Junior."”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"But, papa--" he objected.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"But, papa--" he objected.”
morally degraded
From this reading “"Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
(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 I want to talk with you all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
propose a payment
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
with resolute determination
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
term of address for a disrespectful and annoying male
From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading Merton, you go home with Junior."
a form of address for a man
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "But, papa--" he objected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
morally degraded
From this reading "Do as I bid you," I said, firmly, and I entered the squalid abode.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GIVEN A CHANCE "Come in, Mr. Bagley," I said, "and bring the children.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I want to talk with you all.
Chapter 31 of Driven Back to Eden by Edward Payson Roe holds 152 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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