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The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt
The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

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ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.
25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!
May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.
I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!
What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!
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The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt

Chapter XXIX

Chapter 29 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt is here in full — 55 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.
Line 2
25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!
Line 3
May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.
Line 4
I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!
/aɪ wɪʃ wʌn ʌv ðoʊz oʊld red ˈmɑːrkət ˈferi kɑːrz wɜːr ˈɡoʊɪŋ tuː lænd juː æt ˈaʊər dɔːr wʌns mɔːr/
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What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!
/wʌt juː wʊd hæv tuː tel ʌs ʌv ˈwestərn siːnz laɪf/

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

announcing verb US /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading “25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!”

Camden noun US /ˈkæmdən/

a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia

From this reading “25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!”

cars noun US /kɑːrz/

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading “I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!”

ferries noun US /ˈferiz/

plural of “ferry” — a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

From this reading “May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.”

Ferry verb US /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading “I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!”

Jan noun US /dʒæn/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading “ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.”

postcard noun US /ˈpoʊstkɑːrd/

a card for sending messages by post without an envelope

From this reading “25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!”

whitman noun US /ˈwɪtmən/

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading “ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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.

DEAREST FRIEND noun + noun

In this reading “25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!”

once more adverb + adjective

anew

In this reading “I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!”

All words in this reading · 66

Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.

Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.

25

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

5

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

80

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

ableadjectiveUS /ˈeɪbəl/

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

ANNEnounUS /æn/

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 _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

announcingverbUS /əˈnaʊnsɪŋ/

-ing form of “announce” — make known; make an announcement

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

CamdennounUS /ˈkæmdən/

a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

carsnounUS /kɑːrz/

plural of “car” — a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

DEARESTnounUS /ˈdɪrəst/

a beloved person; used as terms of endearment

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

doornounUS /dɔːr/

a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

ferriesnounUS /ˈferiz/

plural of “ferry” — a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

FerryverbUS /ˈferi/

transport from one place to another

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

findverbUS /faɪnd/

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

freelyadverbUS /ˈfriːli/

in a free manner

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

FRIENDnounUS /frend/

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

fro

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

GILCHRIST

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

goverbUS /ɡoʊ/

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

Hampstead

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

healthnounUS /helθ/

a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/

showing warm and heartfelt friendliness

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

JannounUS /dʒæn/

the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

landnounUS /lænd/

the land on which real estate is located

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

MarketnounUS /ˈmɑːrkət/

the world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

Maymodal verbUS /meɪ/

used to say something is possible, or to give permission

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

MountverbUS /maʊnt/

attach to a support

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

oldadjectiveUS /oʊld/

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/

belonging to the speaker and others

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

postcardnounUS /ˈpoʊstkɑːrd/

a card for sending messages by post without an envelope

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

recoveredadjectiveUS /rəˈkʌvərd/

freed from illness or injury

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

rednounUS /red/

red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

returnverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrn/

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

safeadjectiveUS /seɪf/

free from danger or the risk of harm

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

scenesnounUS /siːnz/

plural of “scene” — the place where some action occurs

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

streetsnounUS /striːts/

plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

tellverbUS /tel/

express in words

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

thedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

thereadverbUS /ðer/

in or at that place or location

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

TOparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

uspronounUS /ʌs/

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

Vernon

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

WALT

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

WelcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/

accept gladly

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

westernadjectiveUS /ˈwestərn/

relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

WhatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

WHITMANnounUS /ˈwɪtmən/

United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)

From this reading ANNE GILCHRIST TO WALT WHITMAN _5 Mount Vernon Hampstead Jan.

wishverbUS /wɪʃ/

hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wish one of those old red Market Ferry cars were going to land you at our door once more!

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading What you would have to tell us of western scenes & life!

youpronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading May this find you safe there, well & hearty, able to go freely to & fro on the ferries & streets.

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading 25, '80._ MY DEAREST FRIEND: Welcome was your postcard announcing recovered health & return to Camden!

Chapter 29 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt by Anne (Anne Burrows) Gilchrist holds 55 sentences, grouped into 11 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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Chapter 29 holds 55 sentences of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.

This page carries chapter 29 of The Letters of Anne Gilchrist and Walt by Anne (Anne Burrows) Gilchrist exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 55 sentences, grouped into 11 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.

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Thomas
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