Chapter 23 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you doing?" It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her. "Oh! I .
Chapter 23 of Mendel: A Story of Youth is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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later than; following
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “"What are you doing?"”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
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In this reading “It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.”
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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 It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
later than; following
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you doing?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "What are you doing?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I .
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you doing?"
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading It was the first time he had asked after her work and a glow of happiness overcame her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you doing?"
Chapter 23 of Mendel: A Story of Youth by Gilbert Cannan holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 23 holds 421 sentences of Mendel: A Story of Youth, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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