Chapter 4 of The Lilac Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IV
Chapter 4 of The Lilac Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ruined," answered Eve, simply. "He had to sell everything he had. They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share. The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted. He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
Chapter 4 of The Lilac Girl is here in full — 446 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading “They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “"Ruined," answered Eve, simply.”
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading “They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.”
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading “He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.”
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading “"Ruined," answered Eve, simply.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “"He had to sell everything he had.”
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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 They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Ruined," answered Eve, simply.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading "Ruined," answered Eve, simply.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "He had to sell everything he had.
vulnerability to the elements; to the action of heat or cold or wind or rain
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He had to sell everything he had.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He had to sell everything he had.
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
a form of address for a man
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading "Ruined," answered Eve, simply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The lawyer said he didn't have to, but he insisted.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading "He had to sell everything he had.
have in common
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
and nothing more
From this reading "Ruined," answered Eve, simply.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He had to sell everything he had.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was right, don't you think, Mr. Herrick?"
at the time that
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They had made him a director, you see, and when the exposure came he paid up his share.
Chapter 4 of The Lilac Girl by Ralph Henry Barbour holds 446 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 446 sentences of The Lilac Girl, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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