Chapter 35 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 35 of Lincoln's yarns and stories is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days. “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general. “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’ “‘You can let me have it! Where did you get so much money?
Chapter 35 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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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading ““‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading ““‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.”
ten 10s
From this reading ““‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “Where did you get so much money?”
with low volume
From this reading ““Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading ““‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading ““‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.”
a male human offspring
From this reading ““‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.”
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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 “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you get so much money?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Where did you get so much money?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
ten 10s
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “‘You can let me have it!
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Where did you get so much money?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
with low volume
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Where did you get so much money?
a male human offspring
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “‘I think I shall send for a couple of hundred,’ replied the general.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
in or at the place that
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which person or people
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, father,’ said his son, very quietly, ‘I can let you have it.’
in the company of; together with
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “‘How much do you want, father?’ asked his son, who had been with him a few days.
Chapter 35 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 35 holds 168 sentences of Lincoln's yarns and stories, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 35 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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