Chapter 8 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Good-bye. I drink to you all. Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing. MARK TWAIN. A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
Chapter 8 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.”
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading “A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.”
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.”
two items of the same kind
From this reading “MARK TWAIN.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.”
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 Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
(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 drink to you all.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the formal act of approving
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
take in liquids
From this reading I drink to you all.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye.
a nonmetallic univalent element that is normally a colorless and odorless highly flammable diatomic gas; the simplest and lightest and most abundant element in the universe
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I drink to you all.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
possessive form of “man” — an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading MARK TWAIN.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
carry out
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Have a good time--and take an old man's blessing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I drink to you all.
two items of the same kind
From this reading MARK TWAIN.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
which person or people
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the act of creating written works
From this reading A few days later he was writing to H. H. Bancroft, of San Francisco, who had invited him for a visit in event of his coming to the Coast.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I drink to you all.
Chapter 8 of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906) 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 8 holds 171 sentences of Mark Twain's Letters — Volume 5 (1901-1906), unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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