Chapter 5 of The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4 is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4 is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
John was intensely mortified. "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy. To think of selling flag!" At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy. The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
Chapter 5 of The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4 is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.”
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading “To think of selling flag!"”
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading “The next day he told Jim Gates about it.”
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading “At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.”
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading “John was intensely mortified.”
suffering from tissue death
From this reading “John was intensely mortified.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “To think of selling flag!"”
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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 suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
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From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
a youthful male person
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design
From this reading To think of selling flag!"
United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955)
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
subdued or brought low in condition or status
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
to a high degree; extremely; in high concentration or density
From this reading John was intensely mortified.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading John was intensely mortified.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
suffering from tissue death
From this reading John was intensely mortified.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading To think of selling flag!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading To think of selling flag!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I suppose," he said, "she thought I was a sort of beggar-boy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To think of selling flag!"
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The next day he told Jim Gates about it.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading At any rate, he walked away and left the cent in the road, a humiliated boy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading John was intensely mortified.
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