Chapter 16 of The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages. He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying. Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm. "I must learn to fly," he cried. "I must master that.
Chapter 16 of The Sleeper Awakes A Revised Edition of When is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
expected hopefully
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
a feeling of excitement
From this reading “Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”
moving swiftly
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.”
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading “THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
expected hopefully
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I must learn to fly," he cried.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
a feeling of excitement
From this reading Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading "I must learn to fly," he cried.
moving swiftly
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
United States evangelical preacher famous as a mass evangelist (born in 1918)
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must learn to fly," he cried.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "I must master that.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must learn to fly," he cried.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
plural of “stage” — any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THREE DAYS Lincoln awaited Graham in an apartment beneath the flying stages.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Graham was in a mood of enthusiasm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He seemed curious to learn all that had happened, pleased to hear of the extraordinary delight and interest which Graham took in flying.
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