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Chapter 20 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FOREST COLLEGE. "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round! Here's the elder again! It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all. But ye are right welcome just the same.
Chapter 20 of In The Boyhood of Lincoln A Tale of is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “"Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “THE FOREST COLLEGE.”
a person who is older than you are
From this reading “Here's the elder again!”
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading “"Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!”
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading “It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.”
accept gladly
From this reading “But ye are right welcome just the same.”
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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 It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
anew
From this reading Here's the elder again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
(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's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
third-person singular of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
a person who is older than you are
From this reading Here's the elder again!
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's the elder again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
and nothing more
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an authoritative person who divines the future
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
precisely, exactly
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
Identical; not different.
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FOREST COLLEGE.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
accept gladly
From this reading But ye are right welcome just the same.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading It's a bright day that brings ye here, though I shouldn't let ye sleep in the prophet's chamber, if I had one, 'cause ye ain't any prophet at all.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Well, how time flies, and the clock of the year does go round!
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