Chapter 17 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening. We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party. You'll come, won't you? Mamma told me to ask you." "If it was any other evening."
Chapter 17 of A Flock of Girls and Boys is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.”
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Mamma told me to ask you."”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “"Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “"Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.”
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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 We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
later than; following
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
Having no one else present.
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "If it was any other evening."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mamma told me to ask you."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
the act of departing
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it was any other evening."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it was any other evening."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "If it was any other evening."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
an educational institution
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mamma told me to ask you."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If it was any other evening."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be alone together, for mamma and papa are going out to a dinner-party.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll come, won't you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, Laura, I want you to come home with me to-morrow after school and dine, and stay the evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll come, won't you?
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