Chapter 25 of The Last Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Last Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset. Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day. Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education. “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times. “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
Chapter 25 of The Last Hope is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “freshen” — make (to feel) fresh
From this reading “The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.”
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading “Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.”
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.”
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading “The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.”
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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 “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
(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 Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
inflected form of “blow” — exhale hard
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
a youthful male person
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
past form of “freshen” — make (to feel) fresh
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
all the people living at the same time or of approximately the same age
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
a man of refinement
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
ten 10s
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
engage in
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Like many of his cloth and generation, Parson Marvin pinned all his faith on education.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Give a boy a good education,” he said, a hundred times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading Sep Marvin had been an unwilling student all day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The breeze freshened, and, as was to be expected, blew the fog-bank away before sunset.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Make a gentleman of him, and you have done your duty by him.”
Chapter 25 of The Last Hope by Henry Seton Merriman holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 25 holds 111 sentences of The Last Hope, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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