Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Rich is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Rich is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis. Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next. "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?" "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right." "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Rich is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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appropriate to
From this reading “"This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.”
a name given to a product or service
From this reading “"This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.”
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading “"Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"”
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading “"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.”
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.”
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading “"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.”
possessive form of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
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In this reading “"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.”
thrust or extend out
In this reading “"Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.”
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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 "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
(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 "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
completely unclothed
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
appropriate to
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
a name given to a product or service
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
the act of burning something
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
wood of any of various cherry trees especially the black cherry
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
of a light brown or yellowish brown color
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
past form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
move by turning over or rotating
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
the part of a garment that is attached at the armhole and that provides a cloth covering for the arm
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
possessive form of “society” — an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "This we call burning in the Society’s brand,--N.B.B.O.O.;" the voice of the Marquis was solemn, befitting the occasion.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
showing curiosity
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Hazel obeyed, wondering what would come next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ye-es--wait a minute; now it’s all right."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here, Budd, you hold it; all ready, Cherry?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now, Hazel, roll up your sleeve and hold out your bare arm," said the Marquis.
Chapter 3 of A Daughter of the Rich by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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