Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He will reach home two weeks from now. The whole city is troubled. As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th. He wants news. We cannot send him any.
Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) is here in full — 376 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.”
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading “As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “He will reach home two weeks from now.”
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading “As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.”
from that place or that time
From this reading “As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “The whole city is troubled.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “He wants news.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “He will reach home two weeks from now.”
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From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading We cannot send him any.
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We cannot send him any.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading The whole city is troubled.
send away towards a designated goal
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We cannot send him any.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The whole city is troubled.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
information about recent and important events
From this reading He wants news.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading We cannot send him any.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The whole city is troubled.
from that place or that time
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading The whole city is troubled.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He wants news.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We cannot send him any.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
which person or people
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The whole city is troubled.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He will reach home two weeks from now.
produce a literary work
From this reading As I write (at the office,) a dispatch arrives from Charley who has reached London, and will sail thence on 28th.
Chapter 9 of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910) by Mark Twain holds 376 sentences, grouped into 76 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 9 holds 376 sentences of Mark Twain's Letters — Complete (1853-1910), unabridged, divided into 76 reading sections.
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