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Chapter 35 of The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of is here in full — 1158 sentences across 232 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aren't they that now?" "No, I mean for the country. I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed. The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness. They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
Chapter 35 of The Complete Project Gutenberg Writings of is here in full — 1158 sentences across 232 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.”
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.”
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading “They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.”
plural of “tough” — someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
From this reading “The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.”
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.”
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading “The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
how long something has existed
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
(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 I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aren't they that now?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
plural of “hoodlum” — an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Aren't they that now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Aren't they that now?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, I mean for the country.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Aren't they that now?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
plural of “tough” — someone who learned to fight in the streets rather than being formally trained in the sport of boxing
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
plural of “town” — an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading I've been about a good deal all this vacation, and my ideas are confirmed.
plural of “village” — a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
an affirmative
From this reading They could be improved by sending city boys up there--yes, and girls of tender age.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The country towns and villages are full of young hoodlums and toughs, and all sorts of wickedness.
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