Chapter 13 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie. "They said so, I think." "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away. We must ask Jem, Arthur?" "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
Chapter 13 of Hugh Crichton's Romance is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “We must ask Jem, Arthur?"”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “We must ask Jem, Arthur?"”
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading “"Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “We must ask Jem, Arthur?"”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “"But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.”
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “"Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.”
propel through the air
From this reading “"Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.”
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throw or cast away
In this reading “"Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.”
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading We must ask Jem, Arthur?"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading We must ask Jem, Arthur?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
feeling great rapture or delight
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "They said so, I think."
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading We must ask Jem, Arthur?"
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must ask Jem, Arthur?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
plural of “opportunity” — a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They said so, I think."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "They said so, I think."
propel through the air
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But was her voice so lovely?" said Freddie.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must ask Jem, Arthur?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Ay, I should think Jem would have been enraptured.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Hugh!" said his mother, laughing, "what opportunities you throw away.
Chapter 13 of Hugh Crichton's Romance by Christabel R. (Christabel Rose) Coleridge holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 402 sentences of Hugh Crichton's Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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