Chapter 5 of The Lock and Key Library — American is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Lock and Key Library — American is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What was it?” “The old story.” “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.” Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door. When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
Chapter 5 of The Lock and Key Library — American is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading ““I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.””
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading “Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading ““I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.””
in a softened tone
From this reading “When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.”
roused to anger
From this reading ““I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.””
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading ““I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.””
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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 Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
anew
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
(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 “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
for the reason that
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
experiencing or showing fear
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
in a softened tone
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What was it?”
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
roused to anger
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “The old story.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
not in physical motion
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading “The old story.”
express a supposition
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “The old story.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When Emma spoke again her voice was still more hushed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What was it?”
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What was it?”
at the time that
From this reading “I suppose Henry was mad, as he always was, because Edward was living on here for nothing, when he had wasted all the money father left him.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Rebecca nodded with a fearful glance at the door.
Chapter 5 of The Lock and Key Library — American by Julian [Editor] Hawthorne holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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