Chapter 13 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading. “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand. “Where do you come from?” “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling. “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
Chapter 13 of Jennie Gerhardt: A Novel is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading ““Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading ““Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading ““Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.”
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading ““Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading ““Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.””
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.”
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later than; following
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the largest city in Ohio; located in northeastern Ohio on Lake Erie; a major Great Lakes port
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
-ing form of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
set up or found
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
an expression of greeting
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
a room where books are kept
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
above and across; more than
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
the act of causing something to move up and down (or back and forth) with quick movements
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
a male human offspring
From this reading “Cleveland,” replied his son, shaking hands heartily, and smiling.
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading As Lester came down-stairs after making his toilet he found his father in the library reading.
the upper part of anything
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Hello, Lester,” he said, looking up from his paper over the top of his glasses and extending his hand.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where do you come from?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Robert tells me you’ve been to New York.”
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