Chapter 28 of The story of Don Miff is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 28 of The story of Don Miff is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
To four people at Elmington that was a happy week. I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else. The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth. Each had told the other everything. That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
Chapter 28 of The story of Don Miff is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading “I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.”
restored to a new condition
From this reading “The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.”
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading “I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading “The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each had told the other everything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Each had told the other everything.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
not any; not one
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Each had told the other everything.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
on the contrary
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
restored to a new condition
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading I suspect it was rather a dull one to every one else.
express in words
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
in or at that place or location
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Each had told the other everything.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading To four people at Elmington that was a happy week.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That is, they did what they could; for there was always no end left to tell.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading The friendship of Alice and Mary had renewed its youth.
Chapter 28 of The story of Don Miff by Virginius Dabney holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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.
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