Chapter 4 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I sat up on the couch. Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question. “Did you get my letter?” he asked. “Yes,” I said. “Oh, you did.
Chapter 4 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine is here in full — 450 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “I sat up on the couch.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
The powdery residue left after the burning of a substance.
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, you did.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
recurring again and again
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Yes,” I said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I sat up on the couch.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Mr. Colton knocked the ashes from his cigar, waited an instant, and then repeated his question.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Did you get my letter?” he asked.
Chapter 4 of The Rise of Roscoe Paine by Joseph Crosby Lincoln holds 450 sentences, grouped into 90 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.
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