Chapter 13 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why not? He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.” “How long has he been here?” “Several days. They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
Chapter 13 of Their Pilgrimage is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading “They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
social deportment
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
possessing material wealth
From this reading “He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.””
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading “They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.”
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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 He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “How long has he been here?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Several days.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
a young female
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “How long has he been here?”
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From this reading “How long has he been here?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
plural of “isle” — a small island
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “How long has he been here?”
social deportment
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
not any; not one
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not?
showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
possessing material wealth
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “Several days.
plural of “shoal” — a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
express in words
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They happened to come up from the Isles of Shoals together.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He has perfect manners; he knows the world--that is a great point, I can tell you, in the imagination of a girl; he is rich; and he is no end obliging.”
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