Chapter 11 of Up the ladder is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Up the ladder is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECRET PARTNER. "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity." THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday. Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday. The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
Chapter 11 of Up the ladder is here in full — 124 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/24 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading “The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.”
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading “Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.”
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading “Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.”
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading “"It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “THE SECRET PARTNER.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.”
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading “"It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.”
In this reading “THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.”
In this reading “The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the state of being absent
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
(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 The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
possessive form of “grant” — any monetary aid
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
English actor on stage and in films (1908-1990)
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
and nothing more
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
immediately past
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading THE SECRET PARTNER.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE SECRET PARTNER.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
carry out
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECRET PARTNER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The next day, then, his mother must be carried home, and all the arrangements made for her comfort during his absence.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading THE events related in the last chapter occurred on Thursday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Harrison was to take his place in Mr. Grant's store on Monday.
a person who works at a specific occupation
From this reading "It is joy to the just to do judgment; but destruction shall be to the worker of iniquity."
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