Chapter 10 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RUSTIC ADMIRER. Sunday was always a lonely day to me. In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week. Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy. I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
Chapter 10 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading “I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.”
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “A RUSTIC ADMIRER.”
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.”
not close together in time
From this reading “Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Sunday was always a lonely day to me.”
characteristic of rural life
From this reading “A RUSTIC ADMIRER.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “Sunday was always a lonely day to me.”
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In this reading “Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.”
In this reading “Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.”
expect or hope for
In this reading “In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.”
In this reading “I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.”
In this reading “In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A RUSTIC ADMIRER.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading A RUSTIC ADMIRER.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
every person
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
not close together in time
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I accustomed myself to attending church in the forenoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
characteristic of rural life
From this reading A RUSTIC ADMIRER.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Here in the crowded city, I felt isolated from human sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sunday was always a lonely day to me.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the country village, where I knew everybody, I always looked forward to it as the pleasantest day of the week.
Chapter 10 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
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