Chapter 29 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 29 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers. Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived. She beckoned him to her car. "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said. "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
Chapter 29 of Robert Kimberly is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “She beckoned him to her car.”
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.”
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading “"We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “"We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.”
a result
From this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “"You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.”
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
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In this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
In this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
appear or become visible; make a showing
In this reading “In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.”
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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 In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading She beckoned him to her car.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading She beckoned him to her car.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
Irish mathematician (1806-1865)
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She beckoned him to her car.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She beckoned him to her car.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
and nothing more
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
a field of cultivated and mowed grass
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
the act of departing
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
express the need or desire for
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
a result
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
except for; apart from
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She beckoned him to her car.
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
express in words
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading In response to a request from Kimberly, Hamilton came out to spend the night at The Towers.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dolly was leaving just as the doctor arrived.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have persuaded Robert to give a lawn fête for Grace and Larrie and we want you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are to save the sixteenth for us, doctor; don’t forget to tell Mrs. Hamilton," she said.
Chapter 29 of Robert Kimberly by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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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