Chapter 31 of Laicus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Laicus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In Darkness. LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station. It is unusual for her to do so. The surprise was a delightful one to me. But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
Chapter 31 of Laicus is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading “But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “In Darkness.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “The surprise was a delightful one to me.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.”
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading “LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “It is unusual for her to do so.”
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading “But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The surprise was a delightful one to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
a container that is usually woven and has handles
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
next to; at the side of
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading In Darkness.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The surprise was a delightful one to me.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Darkness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
immediately past
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The surprise was a delightful one to me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The surprise was a delightful one to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading LAST Tuesday night Jennie met me at the station.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It is unusual for her to do so.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading But as I sat down beside her in the basket wagon she did not greet me as joyously as usual.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The surprise was a delightful one to me.
Chapter 31 of Laicus by Lyman Abbott holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 31 holds 195 sentences of Laicus, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 31 of Laicus by Lyman Abbott exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 195 sentences, grouped into 39 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 39 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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