Chapter 8 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She does not tire you very often,” said Kate. “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane. “And then it is not to see me. She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born. Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
Chapter 8 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.”
brought into existence
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
tropical African herbs
From this reading “Yes, Emilia may as well go.””
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading “She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.”
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading ““She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.”
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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 “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
brought into existence
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
tropical African herbs
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
an aunt of your father or mother
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
many times at short intervals
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
on one occasion
From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
French statesman (1754-1838)
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “And then it is not to see me.
precisely as stated
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
at the time that
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She comes out of respect to the memory of my great-aunt, with whom Talleyrand fell in love, when he was in America, before Mrs. Meredith was born.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “She comes once a year,” said Aunt Jane.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, Emilia may as well go.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She does not tire you very often,” said Kate.
Chapter 8 of Malbone: An Oldport Romance by Thomas Wentworth Higginson holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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 8 holds 187 sentences of Malbone: An Oldport Romance, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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