Chapter 13 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY. Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so. He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything. "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
Chapter 13 of Mr. Scarborough's Family is here in full — 574 sentences across 115 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.”
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading “Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.”
the head of a state government
From this reading “"So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.”
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading “GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “"So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
a social unit living together
From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
a boy or man
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
the head of a state government
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
possessive form of “grey” — United States writer of western adventure novels (1875-1939)
From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
a particular point in time
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
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From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
express in words
From this reading He did not always tell Mr. Jones everything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREY'S OPINION OF THE SCARBOROUGH FAMILY.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "So the fellow has hurried up to the governor the moment he came into the house," he said.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Augustus been really anxious to see Mr. Grey before Mr. Grey went to his father, he would probably have managed to do so.
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