Chapter 3 of The Daughter of a Republican is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Daughter of a Republican is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST. "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable." It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp. "I have been waiting for you. You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
Chapter 3 of The Daughter of a Republican is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
From this reading “JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST.”
put or send forth
From this reading “You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."”
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading “"Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."”
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading “It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.”
to come or go into
In this reading “"Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."”
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 You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
From this reading JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
an occurrence of something
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
put or send forth
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
the organ of sight
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
a room where books are kept
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
engage in
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JEAN THE ABOLITIONIST.
up to a particular time
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Jean speaking, as she stood in the glow of the library lamp.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I have been waiting for you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You need not cast your eye around for the paper; you will not find it until my case has had a hearing."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Come in, father, and make yourself comfortable."
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