Chapter 4 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
10. "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense. Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part. How shall we all lament! Adieu!
Chapter 4 of Parker's Second Reader National Series is here in full — 473 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a farewell remark
From this reading “Adieu!”
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading “Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.”
for this reason
From this reading “"Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.”
express grief verbally
From this reading “How shall we all lament!”
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading “"Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.”
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “"Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.”
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From this reading 10.
a farewell remark
From this reading Adieu!
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading How shall we all lament!
have
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
accept an excuse for
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
for this reason
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How shall we all lament!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
express grief verbally
From this reading How shall we all lament!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading How shall we all lament!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
carry out
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Excuse me, then,--you know my heart; But dearest friends, alas! must part.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading How shall we all lament!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Should I presume to bear you hence, Those friends of mine may take offense.
Chapter 4 of Parker's Second Reader National Series by Richard Green Parker holds 473 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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