Chapter 9 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’ “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood. My father stated the business to him as stated above. He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’ “We told him yes, that he had refused.
Chapter 9 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading ““‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading ““There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading ““There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading ““We told him yes, that he had refused.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading ““‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’”
be seated
From this reading ““There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.”
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading “He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’”
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading “My father stated the business to him as stated above.”
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 “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
higher than, or over, something
From this reading My father stated the business to him as stated above.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My father stated the business to him as stated above.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
with speed
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
be seated
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
United States suffragist and feminist; called for reform of the practices that perpetuated sexual inequality (1815-1902)
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading My father stated the business to him as stated above.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
carry out
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My father stated the business to him as stated above.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
during the time that
From this reading “There was but one chair by Lincoln, so he motioned my father to sit, while I stood.
an affirmative
From this reading “We told him yes, that he had refused.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He then said: “‘Have you seen Mr. Stanton?’
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘Take a seat, gentlemen, and state your business as quickly as possible.’
Chapter 9 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 9 holds 168 sentences of Lincoln's yarns and stories, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
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