Chapter 11 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, ma'am. Thank you, Miss Devine. Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay? He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this. He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
Chapter 11 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.”
travel across or pass over
From this reading “He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.”
every person
From this reading “He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.”
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading “Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Yes, ma'am.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Thank you, Miss Devine.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
(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 Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
for the reason that
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
travel across or pass over
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thank you, Miss Devine.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
every person
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
someone employed to clean and maintain a building
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Yes, ma'am.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Thank you, Miss Devine.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
express in words
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading Thank you, Miss Devine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was cross because I was here Saturday afternoon doing this.
at the time that
From this reading He said it was a holiday, and when everybody else was gone I ought to--" "That will do, Becky.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you tell the janitor, please, it's all right if I have to stay?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, ma'am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Thank you, Miss Devine.
Chapter 11 of A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays by Willa Cather holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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