Chapter 30 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN. Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued. “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew. “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply. “I am very sorry for that.
Chapter 30 of Driven from Home is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.”
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading “AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.”
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading ““Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.”
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading ““Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.”
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading “Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading ““Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading ““Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual
From this reading AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
brief and to the point; effectively cut short
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I am very sorry for that.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Out of sorts,” was the laconic reply.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Norris dropped into a chair as if she were fatigued.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading AN ECCENTRIC WOMAN.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Well, Aunt Rachel, how are you feeling this morning?” asked her nephew.
Chapter 30 of Driven from Home by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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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