Chapter 1 of The Station is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Station is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism. “Very good, Kelly, very good. Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.” “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear; “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
Chapter 1 of The Station is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 84/88 · 5 reading units · Lines 416–420
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a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
From this reading “He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.”
something that is commanded
From this reading “He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.”
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading “Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.””
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading ““First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;”
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading ““Very good, Kelly, very good.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading “Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.””
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading ““First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;”
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading ““First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;”
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(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
(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 “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
a series of question put to an individual (such as a political candidate) to elicit their views
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
something that is commanded
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
plural of “commandment” — something that is commanded
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Very good, Kelly, very good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
United States circus clown (1898-1979)
From this reading “Very good, Kelly, very good.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
to say, state, or perform again
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
recurring again and again
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
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From this reading “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
plural of “sunday” — first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading “First--Sundays and holidays, Mass thou shalt sartinly hear;
in every part of a place, or for the whole of a period
From this reading “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He then repeated the first commandment according to his catechism.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very good, Kelly, very good.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well now, repeat the commandments of the Church.”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Second--All holidays sanctificate throughout all the whole year.
Chapter 1 of The Station by William Carleton holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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.
Chapter 1 holds 441 sentences of The Station, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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