Chapter 24 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln. “You belong here by me.” Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton. From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President. A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
Chapter 24 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading ““You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.”
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading “A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.”
every person
From this reading “Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.”
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading “From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.”
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
From this reading “Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.”
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 ““You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.”
with skill
From this reading “A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.”
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 Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
past form of “bestow” — present
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “You belong here by me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
every person
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “You belong here by me.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
the quality of being warmhearted and considerate and humane and sympathetic
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
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 “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You belong here by me.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
an executive officer of a firm or corporation
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading From that hour every faculty that Moulton possessed was at the service of the President.
with skill
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading Everyone at the reception was a witness to the honoring of Moulton.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading A little act of kindness, skillfully bestowed, had won him; and he stayed on to the end.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You don’t belong in that line, Moulton,” said Mr. Lincoln.
Chapter 24 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure holds 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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 24 holds 175 sentences of Lincoln's yarns and stories, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 24 of Lincoln's yarns and stories by Alexander K. (Alexander Kelly) McClure exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 175 sentences, grouped into 35 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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