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Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COL. BAKER'S SABBATH EVENING. AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others. It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses. There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
Chapter 4 of The Chautauqua Girls At Home is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.”
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading “AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.”
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading “AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.”
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.”
Every word is available to listen to. Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
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From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BAKER'S SABBATH EVENING.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
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From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
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From this reading COL.
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From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
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From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
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From this reading BAKER'S SABBATH EVENING.
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From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
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From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
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From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
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From this reading BAKER'S SABBATH EVENING.
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From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
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From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading There are Ruth and Flossy; what do they know about annoyances or self-denials?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMONG Marion Wilbur's gloomy thoughts during that trying Monday were these: "Some lives are a good deal harder to bear than others.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be nonsense for some people to talk about crosses.
