Chapter 39 of Trumps is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Trumps is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LONG JOURNEY. Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed. Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row. It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend. They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
Chapter 39 of Trumps is here in full — 161 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading “Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.”
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading “Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.”
transport from one place to another
From this reading “Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.”
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading “Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.”
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading “Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.”
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading “Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.”
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading “Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.”
morally excellent
From this reading “They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.”
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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 A LONG JOURNEY.
Norwegian mathematician (1802-1829)
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
anew
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
(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 They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
a street in Manhattan that passes through Times Square; famous for its theaters
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
placed crosswise
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
transport from one place to another
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
past form of “gain” — obtain
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading A LONG JOURNEY.
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 A LONG JOURNEY.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
small usually bright-colored semiaquatic salamanders of North America and Europe and northern Asia
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
on one occasion
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
cut with a saw
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he gained Broadway, and sauntered into one of the hells in Park Row.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Abel Newt ran to the ferry and crossed.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
morally excellent
From this reading They nodded to him, and said, "Ah! back again!" and he smiled, and said a man must not be too virtuous all at once.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was bright and full, and he saw many an old friend.
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