Chapter 18 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't know. About a hundred per cent. ad valorem." "C'est a dire--?" "As much as they cost." "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Chapter 18 of Their Wedding Journey is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."”
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading “"As much as they cost."”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!”
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading “"C'est a dire--?"”
in an indignant manner
From this reading “"O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!”
for each
From this reading “About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!”
import or export without paying customs duties
From this reading “"O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As much as they cost."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "C'est a dire--?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "As much as they cost."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading "C'est a dire--?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know.
ten 10s
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know.
in an indignant manner
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "As much as they cost."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
for each
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
import or export without paying customs duties
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "As much as they cost."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading About a hundred per cent. ad valorem."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "O then, dearest," responded Isabel indignantly, "it can't be wrong to smuggle!
Chapter 18 of Their Wedding Journey by William Dean Howells holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 18 holds 131 sentences of Their Wedding Journey, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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