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Chapter 11 of We and Our Neighbors is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home. "Is Jack come home?" was the first question. No, Jack had not come. _CHAPTER XXXIV._ GOING TO THE BAD. It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
Chapter 11 of We and Our Neighbors is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
a brief written record
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
the stealing of cattle
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.”
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be restored
In this reading “It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “"Is Jack come home?" was the first question.”
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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 It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
(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 It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading _CHAPTER XXXIV._ GOING TO THE BAD.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading _CHAPTER XXXIV._ GOING TO THE BAD.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
the act of departing
From this reading _CHAPTER XXXIV._ GOING TO THE BAD.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, Jack had not come.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
not any; not one
From this reading No, Jack had not come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No, Jack had not come.
a brief written record
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
the stealing of cattle
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
agitating a liquid with an implement
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Is Jack come home?" was the first question.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
at the time that
From this reading It was a later hour than usual when Miss Dorcas and Mrs. Betsey came back to their home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
being four more than thirty
From this reading _CHAPTER XXXIV._ GOING TO THE BAD.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading It was the week before Christmas, and all New York was stirring and rustling with a note of preparation.
Chapter 11 of We and Our Neighbors by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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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