Chapter 23 of Uncle Max is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of Uncle Max is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion. My silence seemed to perplex him. 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.' 'Yes, I suppose so. I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
Chapter 23 of Uncle Max is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/48 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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traveling across
From this reading “CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.”
excessively
From this reading “I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.”
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From this reading “CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.”
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading “CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.”
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading “My silence seemed to perplex him.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.”
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
traveling across
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
excessively
From this reading I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My silence seemed to perplex him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
street names for gamma hydroxybutyrate
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My silence seemed to perplex him.
not any; not one
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
be a mystery or bewildering to
From this reading My silence seemed to perplex him.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading My silence seemed to perplex him.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading My silence seemed to perplex him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Yes, I suppose so.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
express in speech
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
express a supposition
From this reading 'Yes, I suppose so.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
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From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
precisely as stated
From this reading I am very sorry for you, Max; you have suffered cruelly.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
the words that are spoken
From this reading CROSSING THE RIVER Max waited for me to speak, but I had no words ready for the occasion.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes, I suppose so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You have heard everything now, Ursula.'
Chapter 23 of Uncle Max by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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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