Chapter 24 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Leave?" faltered the young man. "Yes; quit the business? Cut the whole connection?" "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement. "Why in the world should I?"
Chapter 24 of The Rise of Silas Lapham is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “"I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “"Yes; quit the business?”
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading “Cut the whole connection?"”
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading “Cut the whole connection?"”
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading “"Leave?" faltered the young man.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “"I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.”
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading “"Yes; quit the business?”
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading “"I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Yes; quit the business?
a relation between things or events (as in the case of one causing the other or sharing features with it)
From this reading Cut the whole connection?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Cut the whole connection?"
past form of “falter” — be unsure or weak
From this reading "Leave?" faltered the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave?" faltered the young man.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Leave?" faltered the young man.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Yes; quit the business?
superlative of “remote” — located far away spatially
From this reading "I haven't the remotest idea of it!" cried Corey in amazement.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Why in the world should I?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Leave?" faltered the young man.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Cut the whole connection?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why in the world should I?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Why in the world should I?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; quit the business?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Leave?" faltered the young man.
Chapter 24 of The Rise of Silas Lapham by William Dean Howells holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 24 holds 205 sentences of The Rise of Silas Lapham, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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