Chapter 21 of Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO PICTURES. We come now to another stage of this history. Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter. The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer. It is a pleasant evening in early May.
Chapter 21 of Justice in the By-Ways, a Tale of Life is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.”
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading “The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.”
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading “Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.”
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading “Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.”
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “THE TWO PICTURES.”
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading “The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.”
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading “The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.”
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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 The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
state capital of West Virginia in the central part of the state on the Kanawha river
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading It is a pleasant evening in early May.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It is a pleasant evening in early May.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
past form of “glide” — move smoothly and effortlessly
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a pleasant evening in early May.
for more time
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is a pleasant evening in early May.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE TWO PICTURES.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It is a pleasant evening in early May.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
determined
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Six months have glided into the past since the events recorded in the foregoing chapter.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO PICTURES.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO PICTURES.
an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We come now to another stage of this history.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The political world of Charleston is resolved to remain in the Union a few months longer.
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