Chapter 24 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again! (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell! Gracious thou were to me. Farewell! Appelles goes to rest.'
Chapter 24 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the act of praying for divine protection
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “(_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!”
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading “Gracious thou were to me.”
the event of something being raised upward
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!”
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.
anew
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
the act of praying for divine protection
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the event of something being raised upward
From this reading (_Raising his hand, as if in benediction_.) O mother earth, farewell!
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Appelles goes to rest.'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading 'Oh, if I could but so drift Through this soft twilight into the night of peace, Never to wake again!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Gracious thou were to me.
Chapter 24 of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other by Mark Twain holds 187 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 24 holds 187 sentences of The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg, and Other, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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