Chapter 17 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon. England Jan. 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug. 30 for Philadelphia. I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
Chapter 17 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt is here in full — 30 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.”
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading “18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “England Jan.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.”
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading “30 for Philadelphia.”
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading “18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.”
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading “ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.”
In this reading “I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.”
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From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 30 for Philadelphia.
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From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
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From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading England Jan.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 30 for Philadelphia.
set up or found
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading England Jan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
the largest city in Pennsylvania; located in the southeastern part of the state on the Delaware river; site of Independence Hall where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were signed; site of the University of Pennsylvania
From this reading 30 for Philadelphia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
plural of “ticket” — a commercial document showing that the holder is entitled to something (as to ride on public transportation or to enter a public entertainment)
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I found if I did not come to a decision now, we could not well arrange it before next summer.
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _Blaenavon Routzpool Mon.
done by design
From this reading 18, '76._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Do not think me too wilful or headstrong, but I have taken our tickets & we shall sail Aug.
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