Chapter 15 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Well, kinder on business, and kinder not. I thought I'd like to have a vacation. Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York. So I come to the city.” “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
Chapter 15 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.”
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading ““Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.”
a chronic drinker
From this reading “Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading ““Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?””
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading ““Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?””
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “I thought I'd like to have a vacation.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading So I come to the city.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So I come to the city.”
put on clothes
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
comparative of “kind” — having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I come to the city.”
a chronic drinker
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
English historian noted for his constitutional history of medieval England (1825-1901)
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I thought I'd like to have a vacation.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, kinder on business, and kinder not.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading Besides, the old lady wanted a silk dress, and she was sot on havin' it bought in York.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you stopping, Mr. Stubbs?”
Chapter 15 of Paul Prescott's Charge by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 225 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
Chapter 15 holds 225 sentences of Paul Prescott's Charge, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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