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Chapter 30 of The Crisis — Complete is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today. I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night." "Very well, Aunt Lillian. At what time shall I order the carriage?" The lady was surprised.
Chapter 30 of The Crisis — Complete is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"Very well, Aunt Lillian.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “At what time shall I order the carriage?"”
on a floor below
From this reading “"Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.”
a human being
From this reading “I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “The lady was surprised.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."”
the present time or age
From this reading “"Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “"Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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 I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "Very well, Aunt Lillian.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
on a floor below
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the act of departing
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The lady was surprised.
immediately past
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Very well, Aunt Lillian.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
a human being
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The lady was surprised.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the present time or age
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, Aunt Lillian.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading "Virginia," said Mrs. Colfax, the next morning on coming downstairs, "I am going back to Bellegarde today.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The lady was surprised.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well, Aunt Lillian.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading At what time shall I order the carriage?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading I really cannot put up with such a person as Comyn had here to tea last night."
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