Chapter 14 of The Rise of David Levinsky is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Rise of David Levinsky is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COLLEGE! The sound was forever buzzing in my ear. The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes. They were a magic group, a magic whisper. Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
Chapter 14 of The Rise of David Levinsky is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading “The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.”
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading “COLLEGE!”
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading “The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.”
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading “The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.”
for a limitless time
From this reading “The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.”
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading “They were a magic group, a magic whisper.”
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading “They were a magic group, a magic whisper.”
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading “They were a magic group, a magic whisper.”
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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 They were a magic group, a magic whisper.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading COLLEGE!
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
borne up by or suspended in a liquid
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
for a limitless time
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading They were a magic group, a magic whisper.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
the literary culture
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
any art that invokes supernatural powers
From this reading They were a magic group, a magic whisper.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
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From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were a magic group, a magic whisper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Matilda was to hear of me as a college man.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sound was forever buzzing in my ear.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The seven letters were forever floating before my eyes.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading They were a magic group, a magic whisper.
Chapter 14 of The Rise of David Levinsky by Abraham Cahan holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 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 14 holds 151 sentences of The Rise of David Levinsky, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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