Chapter 6 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently. "I guess that's right." But his mind was plainly elsewhere. "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause. "You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"
Chapter 6 of From a Bench in Our Square is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “"When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.”
in or to another place
From this reading “But his mind was plainly elsewhere.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “"I guess that's right."”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “"When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “But his mind was plainly elsewhere.”
having intellectual depth
From this reading “"When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"”
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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 "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
in an absentminded or preoccupied manner
From this reading "Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently.
later than; following
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
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From this reading "You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
in or to another place
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess that's right."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
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From this reading "Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I guess that's right."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I guess that's right."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently.
express in words
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I guess that's right."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
having intellectual depth
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "You want to see Bartholomew Storrs?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But his mind was plainly elsewhere.
at the time that
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yeh?" said Mr. Hines absently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "When would you say would be the best time to do business with old Funeral-Clothes?" he asked after a thoughtful pause.
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