Chapter 10 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING UP WITH ADELA. Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass. Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought. I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions. One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
Chapter 10 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading “Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.”
in disagreement
From this reading “I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.”
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading “I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.”
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading “One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.”
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading “I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.”
a general direction in which something tends to move
From this reading “Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.”
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.
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In this reading “I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.”
In this reading “Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.”
In this reading “Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.”
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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 Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING UP WITH ADELA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
in disagreement
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
plural of “emotion” — any strong feeling
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
treated with dislike or contempt
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
immediately past
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
held dear
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING UP WITH ADELA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
a particular point in time
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading Adela’s last letter certainly made me feel a silly ass.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One moment I hated her; the next I loved her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
a general direction in which something tends to move
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MAKING UP WITH ADELA.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Somehow, it upset my usual happy trend of thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading MAKING UP WITH ADELA.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I couldn’t work, and my soul was torn with conflicting emotions.
Chapter 10 of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet by R. W. Campbell holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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 10 holds 153 sentences of John Brown: Confessions of a New Army Cadet, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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