Chapter 10 of The brother clerks is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The brother clerks is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep. "Minny! Minny!" "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep. "Minny, I say!"
Chapter 10 of The brother clerks is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “"Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “_The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
a young female
From this reading "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Minny, I say!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
and nothing more
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
A person or company involved in wholesale trade, especially with foreign countries.
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Bernard!" murmured the girl, in her half-disturbed sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
express in words
From this reading "Minny, I say!"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
at the time that
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _The Merchant at Home._ It was late when Della awoke, and Minny lay with her cheek on her hand, just fallen into her first sleep.
Chapter 10 of The brother clerks by Mary Ashley Townsend holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 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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