Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays! Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week. If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left. They would be all worn out." It was splendid winter weather.
Chapter 11 of A Little Girl in Old New York is here in full — 380 sentences across 76 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading “Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.”
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!”
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading “THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “It was splendid winter weather.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “It was splendid winter weather.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “They would be all worn out."”
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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 THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
(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 They would be all worn out."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
East Indian annual erect herb; source of sesame seed or benniseed and sesame oil
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
a young female
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
plural of “holiday” — leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was splendid winter weather.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
not any; not one
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading They would be all worn out."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading It was splendid winter weather.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
in or at that place or location
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They would be all worn out."
two times
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was splendid winter weather.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading It was splendid winter weather.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading THE LITTLE GIRL IN POLITICS A whole week of holidays!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading It was splendid winter weather.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading They would be all worn out."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Jim and Benny Frank had their mother almost wild, and Martha said "she would be dead in another week.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading If Christmas came twice a year there would be no money nor no people left.
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