Chapter 4 of The Gilded Age, Part 6. is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Gilded Age, Part 6. is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We've struck it!" This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice. "What! Where is it? When?
Chapter 4 of The Gilded Age, Part 6. is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
a very sleepy state
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading “"We've struck it!"”
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
raise with a line
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.”
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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 This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
a formal public statement
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We've struck it!"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
a very sleepy state
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading "We've struck it!"
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
raise with a line
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've struck it!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What!
at the time that
From this reading When?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is it?
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading This was the announcement at the tent door that woke Philip out of a sound sleep at dead of night, and shook all the sleepiness out of him in a trice.
Chapter 4 of The Gilded Age, Part 6. by Mark Twain holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 4 holds 174 sentences of The Gilded Age, Part 6., unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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