Chapter 24 of A Great Emergency and Other Tales is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of A Great Emergency and Other Tales is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS. Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it. But I wish you would put another character into the piece. It is for Clinton. He says he will act with us.
Chapter 24 of A Great Emergency and Other Tales is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.”
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading “It is for Clinton.”
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading “Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.”
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.”
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.”
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.”
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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 I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He says he will act with us.
(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 I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
wife of President Clinton and later a woman member of the United States Senate (1947-)
From this reading It is for Clinton.
dearly loved
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is for Clinton.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He says he will act with us.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is for Clinton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading He says he will act with us.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
plural of “temper” — a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He says he will act with us.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I HEAR FROM PHILIP—A NEW PART WANTED—I LOSE MY TEMPER—WE ALL LOSE OUR TEMPERS.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading He says he will act with us.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He says he will act with us.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But I wish you would put another character into the piece.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Next morning's post brought the following letter from Philip:— "MY DEAR ISOBEL, "You need not bother about the Dragon—I'll do it.
Chapter 24 of A Great Emergency and Other Tales by Juliana Horatia Ewing holds 97 sentences, grouped into 20 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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