Chapter 30 of John Brent is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of John Brent is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONDON. Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning. It was an innovation, a revolution. Mankind objects to both. It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
Chapter 30 of John Brent is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
plural of “distrust” — doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading “It was an innovation, a revolution.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading “It was an innovation, a revolution.”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.”
prevent from entering; shut out
In this reading “Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.”
In this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
In this reading “Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.”
the regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
In this reading “It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.”
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 It was an innovation, a revolution.
(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 Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an innovation, a revolution.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Mankind objects to both.
befitting or characteristic of a young boy
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
plural of “distrust” — doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
a creation (a new device or process) resulting from study and experimentation
From this reading It was an innovation, a revolution.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was an innovation, a revolution.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON.
all of the living human inhabitants of the earth
From this reading Mankind objects to both.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
plural of “object” — a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Mankind objects to both.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
a drastic and far-reaching change in ways of thinking and behaving
From this reading It was an innovation, a revolution.
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
not in physical motion
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Short’s Cut-off shut out all other subjects from my head next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mankind objects to both.
leaves of the tobacco plant dried and prepared for smoking or ingestion
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an innovation, a revolution.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
plural of “yacht” — an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading It came from America, and though America has given tobacco, woman’s rights, the potato, model yachts, model States, and trotting horses to the Old World, that World still distrusts our work as boyish.
Chapter 30 of John Brent by Theodore Winthrop holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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 30 holds 109 sentences of John Brent, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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