Chapter 26 of Mark Twain: A Biography. Complete is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Mark Twain: A Biography. Complete is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CCX. LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide. There was a call for him everywhere. No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain. The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
Chapter 26 of Mark Twain: A Biography. Complete is here in full — 647 sentences across 130 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading “LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.”
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading “The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.”
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading “The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.”
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.”
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.”
two items of the same kind
From this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
someone who visits
From this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
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In this reading “No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.”
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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 There was a call for him everywhere.
matters of personal concern
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
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From this reading CCX.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
plural of “conquest” — the act of conquering
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
(used of persons) standing above others in character or attainment or reputation
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
to or in any or all places
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
come together
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
not any; not one
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
the body of people in a learned occupation
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
relating to human society and its members
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
a Scandinavian kingdom in the eastern part of the Scandinavian Peninsula
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The King of Sweden was among his royal conquests of that season.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
-ing form of “toss” — throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading LONDON SOCIAL AFFAIRS All this time Clemens had been tossing on the London social tide.
two items of the same kind
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
someone who visits
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a call for him everywhere.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading No distinguished visitor of whatever profession or rank but must meet Mark Twain.
Chapter 26 of Mark Twain: A Biography. Complete by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 647 sentences, grouped into 130 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.
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