Chapter 3 of The Militants Stories of Some Parsons is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 3 of The Militants Stories of Some Parsons is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly. "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it." Katherine Newbold's hands clenched. "We will get it," she said. "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
Chapter 3 of The Militants Stories of Some Parsons is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading “Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “"We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “"I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.”
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading “"We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."”
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “"We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."”
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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 "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
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From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
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From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
closed or squeezed together tightly
From this reading Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
and nothing more
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katherine Newbold's hands clenched.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is a death-sentence," he said, brokenly.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We will get it," she said.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have not the money to send her south, and we cannot get it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know how just now, but we'll get it, Randolph.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "We will get it," she said.
Chapter 3 of The Militants Stories of Some Parsons by Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews holds 430 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 3 holds 430 sentences of The Militants Stories of Some Parsons, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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