Chapter 36 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XXVI. AT WHITNEY HALL. It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death. You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper. But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
Chapter 36 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “AT WHITNEY HALL.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.”
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.”
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.”
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading “You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.”
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “AT WHITNEY HALL.”
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.”
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 “But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.”
In this reading “But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.”
In this reading “But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.”
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 You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT WHITNEY HALL.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading AT WHITNEY HALL.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
many times at short intervals
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
express in words
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
plural of “season” — a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
express in words
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
(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 But it is well to have serious thoughts brought before us at certain seasons.
United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading AT WHITNEY HALL.
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading It has often been in my mind to tell of John Whitney's death.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twenty-five and one
From this reading XXVI.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You will say it is too sad and serious for a paper.
Chapter 36 of Johnny Ludlow, First Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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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