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Chapter 34 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street. I. The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities. Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife. This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
Chapter 34 of Once Aboard the Lugger-- The History of is here in full — 479 sentences across 96 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “banality” — a trite or obvious remark
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.”
under normal conditions
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
From this reading “Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.”
plural of “crisis” — an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.”
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From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
plural of “banality” — a trite or obvious remark
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
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From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
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From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
under normal conditions
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
French revolutionary heroine (a Girondist) who assassinated Marat (1768-1793)
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
plural of “crisis” — an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
in accordance with convention or custom
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
an old word for “before”
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
chemical process in which one atom or ion or group changes places with another
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
edge tool used as a cutting instrument; has a pointed blade with a sharp edge and a handle
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
French revolutionary leader (born in Switzerland) who was a leader in overthrowing the Girondists and was stabbed to death in his bath by Charlotte Corday (1743-1793)
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
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From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
not any; not one
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Charlotte Corday gave Marat _“Bonsoir, citoyen,”_ ere she drove her knife.
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From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abishag The Shunamite In Meath Street.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was no cloak to hide her purpose.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The most tremendous crises between man and man commonly begin with exchange of the customary banalities.
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