Chapter 28 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PERPLEXITIES. She went in with a lapful of pears. By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened. She had been considering. Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
Chapter 28 of The Letter of Credit is here in full — 568 sentences across 114 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “She had been considering.”
having made preparations
From this reading “Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.”
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?”
the literary culture
From this reading “Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?”
plural of “pear” — sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading “She went in with a lapful of pears.”
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading “Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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introducing a different topic
In this reading “By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.”
In this reading “By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.”
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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 She went in with a lapful of pears.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been considering.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading She had been considering.
having made preparations
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
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From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
the quantity that can be held in the lap
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
the literary culture
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
plural of “pear” — sweet juicy gritty-textured fruit available in many varieties
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PERPLEXITIES.
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
express in speech
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading By the way she had made up her mind not to speak of what had happened.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went in with a lapful of pears.
but in spite of that
From this reading Joe and Prissy were certainly kind to her, and kindly disposed; yet, what had become of her letters?
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