Chapter 21 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alice called me to her chamber window one morning. "Look into the lane. Charles and Jesse are there with that brute. He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first." "I must have a ride, Alice."
Chapter 21 of The Morgesons: A Novel is here in full — 543 sentences across 109 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading “Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.”
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading “He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.”
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."”
a narrow way or road
From this reading “"Look into the lane.”
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “"I must have a ride, Alice."”
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading “He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."”
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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 He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
a cruelly rapacious person
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
a long chair; for reclining
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must have a ride, Alice."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Look into the lane.
an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
a narrow way or road
From this reading "Look into the lane.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look into the lane.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must have a ride, Alice."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading "I must have a ride, Alice."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look into the lane.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
the upper part of anything
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
precisely as stated
From this reading He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
(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 He goes very well, now that they have thrown the top of the chaise back; he quivered like a jelly at first."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Alice called me to her chamber window one morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Charles and Jesse are there with that brute.
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