Chapter 3 of Short Stories of the New America is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Short Stories of the New America is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It’s all right,” said he to the marshal. “Let him be.” “I saw you were alone,” said Adam. “I said, ‘Henry needs me.’ I know what it is to be alone.
Chapter 3 of Short Stories of the New America is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading ““I saw you were alone,” said Adam.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading ““I saw you were alone,” said Adam.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ““I said, ‘Henry needs me.’”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let him be.””
place in proper rank
From this reading ““It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading ““I said, ‘Henry needs me.’”
precisely, exactly
From this reading ““It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.”
cut with a saw
From this reading ““I saw you were alone,” said Adam.”
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(Old Testament) in Judeo-Christian mythology; the first man and the husband of Eve and the progenitor of the human race
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
(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 “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Let him be.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “I said, ‘Henry needs me.’
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let him be.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know what it is to be alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know what it is to be alone.
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From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know what it is to be alone.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let him be.”
place in proper rank
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I said, ‘Henry needs me.’
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “I said, ‘Henry needs me.’
precisely, exactly
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It’s all right,” said he to the marshal.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I know what it is to be alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I saw you were alone,” said Adam.
Chapter 3 of Short Stories of the New America by Mary Augusta[Editor] Laselle holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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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