Chapter 6 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame. MADAME. Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself. The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8. S. L. C. Which was?
Chapter 6 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 1 (1853-1866) is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.”
approval
From this reading “Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.”
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.”
make a break in
From this reading “Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.”
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading “Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.”
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading “The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.”
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From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
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From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
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From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
approval
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
make a break in
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
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From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
not any; not one
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading S. L. C. Which was?
(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 S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S. L. C. You flatter well, Madame.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The turning point in your life occurred in 1840-7-8.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Don't interrupt: Up to within a short time you had always lived from hand to mouth-now you are in easy circumstances--for which you need give credit to no one but yourself.
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