Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
9. "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?" "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it! She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently. They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading “They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.”
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.”
in a decent manner
From this reading “She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.”
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading “They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.”
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading “They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading “They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
any thing at all
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
in a decent manner
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
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From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
engage in
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
plural of “shirt” — a garment worn on the upper half of the body
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
express a supposition
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
the cardinal number that is the sum of twelve and one
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
hard to endure
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading They paid her thirteen cents apiece for making shirts, and that's the way she has lived half the time.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Happy!" he replied; "why, you don't know anything about it!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading She's worked night and day since I have been in England, trying to support herself and the children decently.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now, I suppose, you will make her happy?"
Chapter 11 of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader by William Holmes McGuffey holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 394 sentences of McGuffey's Fifth Eclectic Reader, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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