Chapter 31 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee. She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit. "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle. It makes life so different. I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
Chapter 31 of A Beautiful Possibility is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.”
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “It makes life so different.”
yielding a fair profit
From this reading “She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.”
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading “Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.”
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.”
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading “I am just wrapped up in Florimel."”
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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 She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It makes life so different.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes life so different.
and nothing more
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It makes life so different.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes life so different.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
United States divorcee whose marriage to Edward VIII created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It makes life so different.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
which person or people
From this reading She looked across the room at her sister who was paying her a visit.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Simpson Kennard was sitting in her pretty morning room with her baby on her knee.
covered with or as if with clothes or a wrap or cloak
From this reading I am just wrapped up in Florimel."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I wish you had a little child to love, Isabelle.
Chapter 31 of A Beautiful Possibility by Edith Ferguson Black holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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.
Chapter 31 holds 104 sentences of A Beautiful Possibility, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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