Chapter 15 of Family Pride is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Family Pride is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW LIFE. "NEW YORK, December 16th. "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.: "Your sister is very ill. Come as soon as possible.
Chapter 15 of Family Pride is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “"NEW YORK, December 16th.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Your sister is very ill.”
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “"To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Come as soon as possible.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Your sister is very ill.”
in the near future
From this reading “Come as soon as possible.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"NEW YORK, December 16th.”
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From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A NEW LIFE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading A NEW LIFE.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW LIFE.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
in the near future
From this reading Come as soon as possible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To Miss HELEN LENNOX, Silverton, Mass.:
precisely as stated
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "NEW YORK, December 16th.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your sister is very ill.
Chapter 15 of Family Pride by Mary Jane Holmes holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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 15 holds 189 sentences of Family Pride, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Family Pride by Mary Jane Holmes exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 189 sentences, grouped into 38 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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