Chapter 26 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 26 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage. She canvassed every other evening now. She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks. Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing. One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
Chapter 26 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “canvass” — get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
From this reading “She canvassed every other evening now.”
persuasion of voters in a political campaign
From this reading “THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.”
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading “Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.”
possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.”
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading “She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.”
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.”
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
From this reading “THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.”
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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 Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
past form of “canvass” — get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
persuasion of voters in a political campaign
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 cents
From this reading Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading Esther could earn a dollar an evening at canvassing.
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From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
possessive form of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
coins made of gold
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One evening's canvassing made a dozen egg-nogs for me.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She canvassed every other evening now.
a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US Constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
having come into contact
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE POT OF GOLD Esther was out canvassing for suffrage.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She had not touched the manuscript of her book for weeks.
Chapter 26 of The Fifth Wheel: A Novel by Olive Higgins Prouty holds 229 sentences, grouped into 46 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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