Chapter 10 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Whenever I am selfish," she replied. "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave. "Why so?" said Agnes. "Because we treated her kindly? Did you take us for heathens?"
Chapter 10 of Judge Elbridge is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
approval
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “"Because we treated her kindly?”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “"Whenever I am selfish," she replied.”
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading “"Because we treated her kindly?”
at any time that; every time that
From this reading “"Whenever I am selfish," she replied.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
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a young female
In this reading “"You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.”
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From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
approval
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
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From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
go away from a place
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
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From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
carry out
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Did you take us for heathens?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Because we treated her kindly?
at the time that
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading "Whenever I am selfish," she replied.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why so?" said Agnes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading "You young ladies have done yourselves credit," said Bradley, when Margaret Frayer had taken her leave.
Chapter 10 of Judge Elbridge by Opie Percival Read holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of Judge Elbridge, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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