Chapter 19 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY. "Sit down, lad, and rest. It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here." "Thank you. Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
Chapter 19 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading “THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.”
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading “THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Sit down, lad, and rest.”
the middle of the day
From this reading “It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."”
be seated
From this reading “"Sit down, lad, and rest.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Do you think he will stay long, this time?"”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"Thank you.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Sit down, lad, and rest.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Sit down, lad, and rest.
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
the people or companies engaged in a particular kind of commercial enterprise
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
a boy or man
From this reading "Sit down, lad, and rest.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
the middle of the day
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Sit down, lad, and rest.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
be seated
From this reading "Sit down, lad, and rest.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FASCINATION OF INDUSTRY.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Do you think he will stay long, this time?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It will not be long before noon, and then I will send for your sister to come here."
Chapter 19 of Reels and Spindles: A Story of Mill Life by Evelyn Raymond holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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