Chapter 6 of The High Calling is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of The High Calling is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?" "No! When?" "Within the last week. Wait.
Chapter 6 of The High Calling is here in full — 240 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"”
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading “"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"”
obtain a patent for
From this reading “"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Wait.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Within the last week.”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “"Within the last week.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “"DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"”
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In this reading “"Within the last week.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
concerned with concrete problems or data rather than with fundamental principles
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
immediately past
From this reading "Within the last week.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
obtain a patent for
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Within the last week.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Wait.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Within the last week.
at the time that
From this reading When?"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "Within the last week.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "DIDN'T you know that this lamp has already been made and patent applied for by Gambrich of New York?"
Chapter 6 of The High Calling by Charles M. Sheldon holds 240 sentences, grouped into 48 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 6 holds 240 sentences of The High Calling, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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