Chapter 37 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEGINNING OF THE END. "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over. "That is true," returned the boy. "But I don't see how I am going to do it. He is very stubborn."
Chapter 37 of The Young Bridge-Tender is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “BEGINNING OF THE END.”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “He is very stubborn."”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “"It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.”
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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 "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
later than; following
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading BEGINNING OF THE END.
a youthful male person
From this reading "That is true," returned the boy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading BEGINNING OF THE END.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the act of departing
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He is very stubborn."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is true," returned the boy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BEGINNING OF THE END.
above and across; more than
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "That is true," returned the boy.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "But I don't see how I am going to do it.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading He is very stubborn."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is true," returned the boy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEGINNING OF THE END.
a special situation
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That is true," returned the boy.
precisely as stated
From this reading He is very stubborn."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would be a great thing if you could get this Martin Thomas to confess his secret," remarked Horace Kelsey to Ralph, after the hearing was over.
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