Chapter 22 of The Portion of Labor is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Portion of Labor is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain. "Poor father! Poor father! He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself. "Poor father!"
Chapter 22 of The Portion of Labor is here in full — 307 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading “Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.”
get temporarily
From this reading “He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.”
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading “He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.”
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.”
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading “Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.”
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading “He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.”
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presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
get temporarily
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
a series of things depending on each other as if linked together
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
superlative of “deep” — relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
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From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
any strong feeling
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor father!
the act of doing or performing again
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Ellen's deepest emotion was pity for her father, so intense that it was actual physical pain.
look attentively
From this reading He had to borrow the money to buy me my watch and chain," she kept repeating to herself.
Chapter 22 of The Portion of Labor by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 307 sentences, grouped into 62 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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