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Samantha at Saratoga

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Samantha at Saratoga is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.
Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.
Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.
(She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)
She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.
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Samantha at Saratoga

Chapter X · Chapter 10

Chapter 10 of Samantha at Saratoga is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.
Line 2
Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.
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Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.
Line 4
(She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)
Line 5
She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband beinto home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

board noun US /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading “She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.”

fashionable adjective US /ˈfæʃənəbəl/

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading “Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.”

Jefferson noun US /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading “Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.”

safe adjective US /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading “Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.”

summer noun US /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading “She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.”

Thomas noun US /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading “Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.”

washington noun US /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading “MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.”

York noun US /jɔːrk/

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 “She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

bein

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From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

boardnounUS /bɔːrd/

a committee having supervisory powers

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

carriedverbUS /ˈkærid/

inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

comeverbUS /kʌm/

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

doubtnounUS /daʊt/

the state of being unsure of something

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/

being or in accordance with current social fashions

From this reading Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.

FLAMM

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.

forprepositionUS /fɔːr/

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

haint

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

homenounUS /hoʊm/

where you live at a particular time

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

husbandnounUS /ˈhʌzbənd/

a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.

JeffersonnounUS /ˈdʒefərsən/

3rd President of the United States; chief drafter of the Declaration of Independence; made the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 and sent out the Lewis and Clark Expedition to explore it (1743-1826)

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

Jonesville

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

law-suit

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

MISSverbUS /mɪs/

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.

NewadjectiveUS /nuː/

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

on't

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

rightadverbUS /raɪt/

precisely, exactly

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

stiddy

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

streetnounUS /striːt/

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

summernounUS /ˈsʌmər/

the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

ThomasnounUS /ˈtɑːməs/

United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

throughprepositionUS /θruː/

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading Thomas Jefferson carried her through a law-suit, and carried her stiddy and safe.

timenounUS /taɪm/

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.

villagenounUS /ˈvɪlədʒ/

a community of people smaller than a town

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

WallnounUS /wɔːl/

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

WASHINGTONnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋtən/

the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791

From this reading MISS G. WASHINGTON FLAMM.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading Miss G. Washington Flamm is a very fashionable woman.

wuz

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading (She wuz in the right on’t, there haint no doubt of that.)

YorknounUS /jɔːrk/

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 She had come to Jonesville for the summer to board, her husband bein’ to home at the time in New York village, down on Wall street.

Chapter 10 of Samantha at Saratoga by Marietta Holley holds 316 sentences, grouped into 64 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.

What does chapter 10 of Samantha at Saratoga contain?

Chapter 10 holds 316 sentences of Samantha at Saratoga, unabridged, divided into 64 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 10 of Samantha at Saratoga by Marietta Holley exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 316 sentences, grouped into 64 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Vocabulary met early in Samantha at Saratoga

Words and structures a reader meets early in Samantha at Saratoga, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Samantha
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samantha at Saratoga; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Saratoga
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samantha at Saratoga; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Sundown
A word that appears in the opening chapter of Samantha at Saratoga; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Little
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