Chapter 2 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis: CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept. 1, '67. DEAR FOLKS,--All well. Do the Alta's come regularly?
Chapter 2 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 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 “To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:”
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading “CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept.”
dearly loved
From this reading “DEAR FOLKS,--All well.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:”
your parents
From this reading “DEAR FOLKS,--All well.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading “To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:”
in a regular manner
From this reading “Do the Alta's come regularly?”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept.”
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From this reading 1, '67.
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From this reading 1, '67.
(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 DEAR FOLKS,--All well.
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From this reading Do the Alta's come regularly?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Do the Alta's come regularly?
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept.
dearly loved
From this reading DEAR FOLKS,--All well.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do the Alta's come regularly?
a social unit living together
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
your parents
From this reading DEAR FOLKS,--All well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
in a regular manner
From this reading Do the Alta's come regularly?
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE, Sept.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Do the Alta's come regularly?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Mrs. Jane Clemens and family, in St. Louis:
(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 DEAR FOLKS,--All well.
Chapter 2 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Mark Twain holds 171 sentences, grouped into 35 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 2 holds 171 sentences of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875), unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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