Chapter 6 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEN. P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE. _Gen. P_. "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_. "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
Chapter 6 of Whig Against Tory is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading “P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.”
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading “P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.”
informal term for information
From this reading “GEN.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"”
make a break in
From this reading “"Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"”
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “"Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.”
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading “P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.”
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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 "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
showing effects of planning or manipulation
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
United States singer and film actor (1903-1977)
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
informal term for information
From this reading GEN.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
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From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
make a break in
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
express in words
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
plural of “tell” — a Swiss patriot who lived in the early 14th century and who was renowned for his skill as an archer
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading P. TELLS HOW CROSBY CONTRIVED TO EFFECT AN ESCAPE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Crosby was now a prisoner and"-- _Henry_.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
which person or people
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Pray, father, may I interrupt you to inquire why Crosby did not tell who he was, and in that way escape?"
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