Chapter 5 of My Ántonia is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of My Ántonia is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard. Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation. On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me. Everything seemed just as it used to be. My grandparents looked very little older.
Chapter 5 of My Ántonia is here in full — 366 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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associated with academia or an academy
From this reading “I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.”
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.”
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading “My grandparents looked very little older.”
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.”
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading “I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.”
witty remark
From this reading “On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.”
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associated with academia or an academy
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
later than; following
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
plural of “grandparent” — a parent of your father or mother
From this reading My grandparents looked very little older.
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
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From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
a university in Massachusetts
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
and nothing more
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My grandparents looked very little older.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My grandparents looked very little older.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading My grandparents looked very little older.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
above and across; more than
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
witty remark
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
an educational institution
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the night of my arrival, Mrs. Harling and Frances and Sally came over to greet me.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Everything seemed just as it used to be.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
precisely as stated
From this reading My grandparents looked very little older.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Before I entered the Law School I went home for the summer vacation.
a late time of life
From this reading I Two years after I left Lincoln, I completed my academic course at Harvard.
Chapter 5 of My Ántonia by Willa Cather holds 366 sentences, grouped into 74 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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