Chapter 39 of Helen Ford is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Helen Ford is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO CONCLUDE. Four years slipped by. Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell! To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement. There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
Chapter 39 of Helen Ford is here in full — 284 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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for a short time
From this reading “Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!”
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading “TO CONCLUDE.”
plural of “deficiency” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading “There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading “There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.”
make steady
From this reading “To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Four years slipped by.”
pass by
In this reading “Four years slipped by.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
for a short time
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Four years slipped by.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
decide by reasoning; draw or come to a conclusion
From this reading TO CONCLUDE.
plural of “deficiency” — the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four years slipped by.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
(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 Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
a brief written record
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading Four years slipped by.
make steady
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO CONCLUDE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There were many deficiencies in her education to be made up.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To Helen they were years of quiet happiness, of steady improvement.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Let us note, briefly, the changes which they brought, and then farewell!
a late time of life
From this reading Four years slipped by.
Chapter 39 of Helen Ford by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 284 sentences, grouped into 57 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 39 holds 284 sentences of Helen Ford, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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