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Chapter 2 of The Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American Revolution is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," said the child, hesitatingly. "Are you poor?" "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak. "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up. I will!
Chapter 2 of The Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American Revolution is here in full — 471 sentences across 95 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
provide as food
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
young sheep
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “"My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “"My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent
In this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “"Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.”
In this reading “"My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.”
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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 "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you poor?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "No," said the child, hesitatingly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
provide as food
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading "No," said the child, hesitatingly.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
young sheep
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said the child, hesitatingly.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Are you poor?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said the child, hesitatingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
express in speech
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No," said the child, hesitatingly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Give me the lamb," she said, "and I'll feed three hungry little girls every day as long as Boston is shut up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will!
the words that are spoken
From this reading "My father is"--a sudden thought stopped the words she was about to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you poor?"
Chapter 2 of The Only Woman in the Town, and Other Tales of the American Revolution by Sarah J. (Sarah Johnson) Prichard holds 471 sentences, grouped into 95 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.
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