Chapter 6 of Homeburg Memories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Homeburg Memories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting. We're not afraid of Delia. We've seen her insurge too often. But we go and vote, anyway. We go by request.
Chapter 6 of Homeburg Memories is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “We're not afraid of Delia.”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “But we go and vote, anyway.”
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading “Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.”
many times at short intervals
From this reading “We've seen her insurge too often.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “We go by request.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “We've seen her insurge too often.”
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “But we go and vote, anyway.”
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading We're not afraid of Delia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We go by request.
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From this reading We're not afraid of Delia.
having or showing great excitement and interest
From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
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From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We're not afraid of Delia.
many times at short intervals
From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
express the need or desire for
From this reading We go by request.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we go and vote, anyway.
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From this reading Now, we're not enthusiastic about voting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We've seen her insurge too often.
Chapter 6 of Homeburg Memories by George Fitch holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 6 holds 409 sentences of Homeburg Memories, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Homeburg Memories by George Fitch exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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