Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That is what the Tribune correspondent says. And that is what everybody that heard it said. Therefore, you keep still. Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people. I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading “I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.”
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading “I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.”
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading “That is what the Tribune correspondent says.”
every person
From this reading “And that is what everybody that heard it said.”
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading “I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.”
(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
From this reading “That is what the Tribune correspondent says.”
hard to endure
From this reading “Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.”
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading “Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.”
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(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 I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that is what everybody that heard it said.
a demonstration of approval by clapping the hands together
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
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From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
at any time
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
every person
From this reading And that is what everybody that heard it said.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading And that is what everybody that heard it said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And that is what everybody that heard it said.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Therefore, you keep still.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading And that is what everybody that heard it said.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
not in physical motion
From this reading Therefore, you keep still.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore, you keep still.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
(ancient Rome) an official elected by the plebeians to protect their interests
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
hard to endure
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading Don't ever be so unwise as to go on trying to unconvince those people.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is what the Tribune correspondent says.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've been skating around the place all day with some girls, with Mrs. Clemens in the window to do the applause.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Therefore, you keep still.
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875) by Mark Twain holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 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 13 holds 168 sentences of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 2 (1867-1875), unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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