Chapter 11 of In a Little Town is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of In a Little Town is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk! She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow. Why must he send her here, alone? It was his duty to be with her, now of all times. A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.
Chapter 11 of In a Little Town is here in full — 423 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Why must he send her here, alone?”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.”
a boy or man
From this reading “She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Why must he send her here, alone?”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!”
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading “If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Why must he send her here, alone?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
a boy or man
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
a young female
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Why must he send her here, alone?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why must he send her here, alone?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
and nothing more
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.
precisely, exactly
From this reading A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading Why must he send her here, alone?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been his best girl, and he had been her fellow.
carry out
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
English playwright (1580-1625)
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why must he send her here, alone?
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was his duty to be with her, now of all times.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading A woman had a right to a little petting, now of all times.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If only Webster Edie would come and take her out for a walk!
Chapter 11 of In a Little Town by Rupert Hughes holds 423 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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