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Chapter 10 of The Crisis — Complete is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Volume 3. Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last. The families of its richest citizens had fled. Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast. Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
Chapter 10 of The Crisis — Complete is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.”
past form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading “Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.”
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading “The families of its richest citizens had fled.”
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading “The families of its richest citizens had fled.”
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading “Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.”
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading “The families of its richest citizens had fled.”
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading “Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.”
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From this reading Volume 3.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
past form of “brave” — face and withstand with courage
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
plural of “citizen” — a native or naturalized member of a state or other political community
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
the shore of a sea or ocean
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
divisible by two
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
plural of “family” — a social unit living together
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
inflected form of “flee” — run away quickly
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
immediately past
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading The families of its richest citizens had fled.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
with strength or in a strong manner
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even at that early day some braved the long railroad journey to the Atlantic coast.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Volume 3.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Summer, intolerable summer, was upon the city at last.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
which person or people
From this reading Amongst these were our friends the Cluymes, who come not strongly into this history.
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