Chapter 1 of Mass' George is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Mass' George is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn. George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager. His father's plantation is in Georgia. The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century. Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
Chapter 1 of Mass' George is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading “Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.”
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading “The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.”
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “His father's plantation is in Georgia.”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “His father's plantation is in Georgia.”
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading “Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.”
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading “George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.”
interact in a certain way
From this reading “Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
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From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
a period of 100 years
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
third-person singular of “determine” — establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
coming next after the seventeenth in position
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading His father's plantation is in Georgia.
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From this reading Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn.
a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading His father's plantation is in Georgia.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His father's plantation is in Georgia.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His father's plantation is in Georgia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
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From this reading Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading Mass' George, by George Manville Fenn.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading His father's plantation is in Georgia.
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
a male human offspring
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
a juvenile between the onset of puberty and maturity
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The time is around the middle of the eighteenth century.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
(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 Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Although not keen on the idea of slavery, Captain Bruton determines that he will buy one of them and will try to treat him extremely well.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading George Bruton, son of Captain Bruton is a young teenager.
Chapter 1 of Mass' George by George Manville Fenn holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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 1 holds 420 sentences of Mass' George, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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