Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I don't want it to go into a magazine. S. L. C. I am having several short things type-“writered.” I will send them to you presently. I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.”
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
From this reading “I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.”
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading “I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.”
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading “I don't want it to go into a magazine.”
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading “I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.”
in the near future
From this reading “I will send them to you presently.”
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “I am having several short things type-“writered.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading S. L. C.
a period of 100 years
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
possessive form of “harper” — someone who plays the harp
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
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.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
in the near future
From this reading I will send them to you presently.
a local tax on property (usually used in the plural)
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. L. C.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I will send them to you presently.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I will send them to you presently.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I like the Century and Harper's, but I don't know that I have any business to object to the Cosmopolitan if they pay as good rates.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I don't want it to go into a magazine.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will send them to you presently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am having several short things type-“writered.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I will send them to you presently.
Chapter 13 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 4 (1886-1900) by Mark Twain holds 148 sentences, grouped into 30 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.
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