Chapter 6 of The dark mother is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The dark mother is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so. In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany. He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party. He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat. “Well, what if Tammany _is_ Democratic?
Chapter 6 of The dark mother is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.”
a member of the Democratic Party
From this reading “He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.”
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading “He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.”
past form of “heckle” — comb with a heckle
From this reading “He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.”
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading “He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.”
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading “David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.”
a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
From this reading “In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.”
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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 He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
(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 David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
a member of the Democratic Party
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
characterized by or advocating or based upon the principles of democracy or social equality
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
past form of “heckle” — comb with a heckle
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Well, what if Tammany _is_ Democratic?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what if Tammany _is_ Democratic?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading He had always confounded it with the National Democratic Party.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
do one's shopping
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
engaged in a struggle to overcome especially poverty or obscurity
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
a political organization within the Democratic Party in New York City (late 1800's and early 1900's) seeking political control by corruption and bossism
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading In his town, he had heard disparagements of Tammany.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
(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 David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what if Tammany _is_ Democratic?
which person or people
From this reading He remembered how they had heckled Jo Cleary, the machinist in the shop who was a Democrat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading David sat struggling with all this as well as the spirit of Sunday dinner permitted him to do so.
Chapter 6 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 6 holds 411 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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