Chapter 37 of The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 37 of The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CUI BONO? Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here. The gathering crowds. The reinforcement of the militia. The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
Chapter 37 of The Honorable Peter Stirling and What People is here in full — 500 sentences across 100 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading “The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.”
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading “The gathering crowds.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “The gathering crowds.”
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading “The reinforcement of the militia.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.”
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading “Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.”
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading “The reinforcement of the militia.”
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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 Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
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From this reading CUI BONO?
a tract of land with few or no trees in the middle of a wooded area
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading The gathering crowds.
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From this reading CUI BONO?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
the ordinal number of forty-two in counting order
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
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From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading The gathering crowds.
only a very short time before
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
civilians trained as soldiers but not part of the regular army
From this reading The reinforcement of the militia.
absolutely essential
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
a military operation (often involving new supplies of men and materiel) to strengthen a military force or aid in the performance of its mission
From this reading The reinforcement of the militia.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The clearing and holding of Forty-second Street to the river.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
produce a literary work
From this reading Of the further doings of that day it seems hardly necessary to write, for the papers recorded it with a fulness impossible here.
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