Chapter 8 of Minnie's Sacrifice is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Minnie's Sacrifice is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?" "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose." "Why don't you go to Newport?" "Don't want to; got tired of it last year." "Saratoga?"
Chapter 8 of Minnie's Sacrifice is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading “"Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"”
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading “"I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."”
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading “"Why don't you go to Newport?"”
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading “"Saratoga?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"Don't want to; got tired of it last year."”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “"Don't want to; got tired of it last year."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
the time at which something is supposed to begin
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Why don't you go to Newport?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
immediately past
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
a shaped mass of baked bread that is usually sliced before eating
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
a port city in southeastern Wales
From this reading "Why don't you go to Newport?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
above and across; more than
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
a species of large fish found in Australian rivers
From this reading "Saratoga?"
express a supposition
From this reading "I don't know; loaf around, I suppose."
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why don't you go to Newport?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "Don't want to; got tired of it last year."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Commencement over, what are you going to do with yourself?"
Chapter 8 of Minnie's Sacrifice by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 139 sentences of Minnie's Sacrifice, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 8 of Minnie's Sacrifice by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 139 sentences, grouped into 28 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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