Chapter 15 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length. "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports. If you'd care .
Chapter 15 of The Education of Eric Lane is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “If you'd care .”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.”
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading “"I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “"They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.”
plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading “"They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.”
in the near future
From this reading “"They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.”
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading “"They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading If you'd care .
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If you'd care .
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
plural of “passport” — any authorization to pass or go somewhere
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
in the near future
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
a landlocked federal republic in central Europe
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
express in words
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They're off to Switzerland as soon as they can get their passports.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I came to tell you that I'd seen the Warings to-day," Eric said at length.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If you'd care .
Chapter 15 of The Education of Eric Lane by Stephen McKenna holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 15 holds 399 sentences of The Education of Eric Lane, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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