Chapter 11 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.' 'You go right after him. No time to lose. We must drive this right through.' 'I'll see him to-morrow.'
Chapter 11 of Henry Is Twenty is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “We must drive this right through.'”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'”
a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
From this reading “'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'”
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading “No time to lose.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “'You go right after him.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'”
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later than; following
From this reading 'You go right after him.
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading We must drive this right through.'
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
a person appointed by a testator to carry out the terms of the will
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'You go right after him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'You go right after him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'll see him to-morrow.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading No time to lose.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must drive this right through.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
not any; not one
From this reading No time to lose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'You go right after him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I'll see him to-morrow.'
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We must drive this right through.'
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We must drive this right through.'
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading No time to lose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No time to lose.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'll see him to-morrow.'
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading 'My Uncle Arthur is executor of my mother's estate.'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must drive this right through.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You go right after him.
Chapter 11 of Henry Is Twenty by Samuel Merwin holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 11 holds 385 sentences of Henry Is Twenty, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
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