Chapter 3 of The Getting of Wisdom is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Getting of Wisdom is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA. P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT. WARRENEGA SUNDAY. MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING. YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
Chapter 3 of The Getting of Wisdom is here in full — 422 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.”
the literary culture
From this reading “MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.”
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading “YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “WARRENEGA SUNDAY.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.”
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From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
later than; following
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
the literary culture
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
a card for sending messages by post without an envelope
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading WARRENEGA SUNDAY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading P.S. I TOOK THE RED LINEING OUT OF MY HAT.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
precisely as stated
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WARRENEGA SUNDAY.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MY DEAR LAURA WE WERE VERY GLAD TO GET YOUR LETTERS WHICH CAME THIS MORNING.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading YOUR POSTCARD WRITTEN THE DAY AFTER YOU ARRIVED AT THE COLLEGE TOLD US LITTLE OR NOTHING.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I REMAIN YOUR AFECTIONATE SISTER LAURA.
Chapter 3 of The Getting of Wisdom by Henry Handel Richardson holds 422 sentences, grouped into 85 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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