Chapter 20 of Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There are that raise up strife and contention." --_Hab._ 1:3. "Only by pride cometh contention." --_Prov._ 13:10. While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
Chapter 20 of Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a point asserted as part of an argument
From this reading “"There are that raise up strife and contention."”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.”
possessive form of “max” — street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading “While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.”
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading “"Only by pride cometh contention."”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “"There are that raise up strife and contention."”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.”
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading “"There are that raise up strife and contention."”
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From this reading --_Hab._ 1:3.
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From this reading --_Prov._ 13:10.
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From this reading --_Prov._ 13:10.
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From this reading --_Hab._ 1:3.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Only by pride cometh contention."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only by pride cometh contention."
a point asserted as part of an argument
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Hab._ 1:3.
possessive form of “max” — street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only by pride cometh contention."
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading "Only by pride cometh contention."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --_Prov._ 13:10.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
lack of agreement or harmony
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "There are that raise up strife and contention."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
during the time that
From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
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From this reading While Zoe was at Max's door, something took Edward to their rooms.
Chapter 20 of Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How by Martha Finley holds 175 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 20 holds 175 sentences of Elsie's New Relations What They Did and How, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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