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Chapter 7 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We shouldn't have to go to them! Come on, let's do some Latin. I want to forget the hateful thing." Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp. "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
Chapter 7 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading “Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.”
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.”
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading “Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “I want to forget the hateful thing."”
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading “Come on, let's do some Latin.”
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading “"I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.”
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “"I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.”
be dressed in
From this reading “"I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.”
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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 "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
plural of “chair” — a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
(Greek mythology) daughter of Zeus and Demeter; made queen of the underworld by Pluto in ancient mythology; identified with Roman Proserpina
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
of or relating to the ancient Latins or the Latin language
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Come on, let's do some Latin.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
a special situation
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Cora got down the books and drew their chairs up to the student-lamp.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to forget the hateful thing."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We shouldn't have to go to them!
be dressed in
From this reading "I know I shouldn't be such a stick if I didn't have to wear low neck," she said.
Chapter 7 of The Wit and Humor of America, Volume X (of X) by Marshall P. (Marshall Pinckney) [Editor] Wilder holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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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