Chapter 17 of The Man in Lower Ten is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Man in Lower Ten is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm. It was late when he appeared. Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well. But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did. It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
Chapter 17 of The Man in Lower Ten is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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from appearances alone
From this reading “But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.”
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.”
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading “But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.”
according to the clock
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.”
a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading “AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.”
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading “AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.”
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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 AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
anew
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
from appearances alone
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
according to the clock
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
a person who commiserates with someone who has had misfortune
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But he was apparently cheerful enough, and he made a better breakfast than I did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was one o’clock before we got to Baltimore.
(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 Perhaps, like myself, he had not slept well.
at the time that
From this reading It was late when he appeared.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
any of numerous relatively small elongated soft-bodied animals especially of the phyla Annelida and Chaetognatha and Nematoda and Nemertea and Platyhelminthes; also many insect larvae
From this reading AT THE FARM-HOUSE AGAIN McKnight is always a sympathizer with the early worm.
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