Chapter 6 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt. 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice. I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil. I was quite frightened. At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
Chapter 6 of A Bed of Roses is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who bakes commercially
From this reading “'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.”
a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading “At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.”
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading “I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.”
made afraid
From this reading “I was quite frightened.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.”
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading “I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.”
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading “I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.”
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In this reading “I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.”
In this reading “I was quite frightened.”
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(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 At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
any thing at all
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
someone who bakes commercially
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
a town in eastern Pennsylvania on the Lehigh River to the northwest of Philadelphia; an important center for steel production
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
made afraid
From this reading I was quite frightened.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
immediately past
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
a form of address for a man
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I was quite frightened.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never heard anything so interesting as his sermon on the personal devil.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Last Sunday, Mr Baker was so nice.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At least I would have been if he had said all that at Bethlehem.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I'M very sorry you can't come,' said Mrs Holt.
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