Chapter 4 of Mark Twain — Part 2, 1886-1900 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mark Twain — Part 2, 1886-1900 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That's yours, Colonel. I'm not reading for money these days." Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said: "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor. You can pass it on some day."
Chapter 4 of Mark Twain — Part 2, 1886-1900 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"That's yours, Colonel.”
promote over another
From this reading “"Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.”
of great significance or value
From this reading “Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:”
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading “Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “I'm not reading for money these days."”
a quantity of money
From this reading “Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:”
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading “"That's yours, Colonel.”
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You can pass it on some day."
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "That's yours, Colonel.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading You can pass it on some day."
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
promote over another
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
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From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
of great significance or value
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
Confederate general in the American Civil War; led the Confederate troops in the West (1807-1891)
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You can pass it on some day."
and nothing more
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
go across or through
From this reading You can pass it on some day."
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You can pass it on some day."
a quantity of money
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's yours, Colonel.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I'm not reading for money these days."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Colonel Johnston, to whom the sum was important, tried to thank him, but he only said:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Never mind, Colonel, it only gave me pleasure to do you that little favor.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "That's yours, Colonel.
Chapter 4 of Mark Twain — Part 2, 1886-1900 by Albert Bigelow Paine holds 167 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 4 holds 167 sentences of Mark Twain — Part 2, 1886-1900, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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