Chapter 16 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car. We are to go to the hotel for supper. Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go." "She has, eh? Well, that’s nice of her.
Chapter 16 of The Touch of Abner is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.”
characterized by great determination
From this reading “Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “"Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “We are to go to the hotel for supper.”
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading “Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Well, that’s nice of her.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “We are to go to the hotel for supper.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We are to go to the hotel for supper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
(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 Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She has, eh?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Well, that’s nice of her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
past form of “invite” — increase the likelihood of
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Well, that’s nice of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well, that’s nice of her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Belle has invited us, and she is determined that we shall all go."
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
carry out
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
express in words
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well, that’s nice of her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are to go to the hotel for supper.
(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, that’s nice of her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, I forgot to tell you, Abner, that Mr. Royden is to take us in his car.
Chapter 16 of The Touch of Abner by H. A. (Hiram Alfred) Cody holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 16 holds 408 sentences of The Touch of Abner, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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