Chapter 13 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew." "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that." "You will not promise? But you _have_ promised." "_Have_ promised?
Chapter 13 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 63 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “"And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “"Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “But you _have_ promised."”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “"And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."”
term of address for a man
From this reading “"Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you _have_ promised."
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But you _have_ promised."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
immediately past
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading But you _have_ promised."
To recall to mind.
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
term of address for a man
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Indeed, Sir Harry, I will not promise you that."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And you're to dance the last dance with me, remember, Miss Merridew."
Chapter 13 of A Flock of Girls and Boys by Nora Perry holds 63 sentences, grouped into 13 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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