Chapter 34 of From Canal Boy to President is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of From Canal Boy to President is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD. My task is drawing near a close. I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President. No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
Chapter 34 of From Canal Boy to President is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.”
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading “DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.”
third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading “No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.”
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
From this reading “DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.”
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading “No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.”
mourned or grieved for
From this reading “I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.”
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading “I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.”
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading “I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.”
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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 My task is drawing near a close.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
communicated in words
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
third-person singular of “furnish” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
20th President of the United States; assassinated by a frustrated office-seeker (1831-1881)
From this reading DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
mourned or grieved for
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
the force of workers available
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
not any; not one
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEPEW'S ESTIMATE OF GARFIELD.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
the local environment
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading My task is drawing near a close.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading I have, in different parts of this volume, expressed my own estimate of our lamented President.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading No character in our history, as it seems to me, furnishes a brighter or more inspiring example to boys and young men.
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