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Chapter 13 of The Good Time Coming is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city. "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland. "Oh, yes. I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here." "A gentleman?
Chapter 13 of The Good Time Coming is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
a female human offspring
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."”
a man of refinement
From this reading “I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."”
someone who visits
From this reading “"YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.”
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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 "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
later than; following
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
-ing form of “converse” — carry on a conversation
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a female human offspring
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a man of refinement
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland.
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From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I believe not," returned Mrs. Markland.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
in the near future
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I met a gentleman coming from this direction, and he said that he had been here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
someone who visits
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU had a visitor this afternoon," said Mr. Markland, as he sat conversing with his wife and daughter, soon after his arrival from the city.
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