Chapter 23 of Sisters is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Sisters is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape. The bread cast upon the waters returned. The chickens came home to roost. One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay. The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
Chapter 23 of Sisters is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “The agents of his company sent letters to him there.”
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “The chickens came home to roost.”
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.”
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
sit, as on a branch
From this reading “The chickens came home to roost.”
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading “One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.”
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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
put or send forth
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
plural of “chicken” — the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
plural of “destiny” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
United States folk singer and songwriter (1912-1967)
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
the literary culture
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
sit, as on a branch
From this reading The chickens came home to roost.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
transport commercially
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
carry out
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The agents of his company sent letters to him there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading The bread cast upon the waters returned.
possessive form of “winter” — the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading One winter's morning Captain Guthrie Carey brought his ship into Hobson's Bay.
a late time of life
From this reading The years passed, and the destinies of our friend began to take final shape.
Chapter 23 of Sisters by Ada Cambridge holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 23 holds 277 sentences of Sisters, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Sisters by Ada Cambridge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
Work through the 56 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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