Chapter 10 of The Lady of the Aroostook is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Lady of the Aroostook is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all. I want to ask Lydia about her voyage. I haven't heard a word yet. Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?” “No, grandfather brought me.”
Chapter 10 of The Lady of the Aroostook is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?””
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?””
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading ““Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading ““No, grandfather brought me.””
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading “I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?””
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading ““Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.”
an act of traveling by water
From this reading “I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.”
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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 I haven't heard a word yet.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
(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 “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “No, grandfather brought me.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
at any time
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “No, grandfather brought me.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I haven't heard a word yet.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I haven't heard a word yet.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
engage in
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No, grandfather brought me.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, grandfather brought me.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
plural of “tongue” — a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to ask Lydia about her voyage.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I haven't heard a word yet.
but in spite of that
From this reading I haven't heard a word yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Did your aunt Maria come down to Boston with you?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Not so long as not to know that your Americanisms are enough to make one wish we had held our tongues ever since we were discovered, or had never been discovered at all.
Chapter 10 of The Lady of the Aroostook by William Dean Howells holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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.
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