Chapter 8 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALMERIC. She's been giving him money, hasn't she? You took it to him yourself, didn't you? Naturally, we understood what it was for. She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
Chapter 8 of The Man from Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.”
the act of giving
From this reading “She's been giving him money, hasn't she?”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “She's been giving him money, hasn't she?”
as might be expected
From this reading “Naturally, we understood what it was for.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.”
hard to endure
From this reading “She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.”
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading “Naturally, we understood what it was for.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “You took it to him yourself, didn't you?”
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From this reading ALMERIC.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
the act of giving
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
as might be expected
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's been giving him money, hasn't she?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
hard to endure
From this reading She's trying to keep the beggar quiet.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Naturally, we understood what it was for.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading You took it to him yourself, didn't you?
Chapter 8 of The Man from Home by Booth Tarkington holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 8 holds 427 sentences of The Man from Home, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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