Chapter 15 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PARTING. Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books. Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste. Janice Kent paused at the door. "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
Chapter 15 of A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading “Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.”
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading “Janice Kent paused at the door.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “PARTING.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.”
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading “Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.”
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “"Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
(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 Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
the branch of pure mathematics dealing with the theory of numerical calculations
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Janice Kent paused at the door.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janice Kent paused at the door.
a county in southeastern England on the English Channel; formerly an Anglo-Saxon kingdom, it was the first to be colonized by the Romans
From this reading Janice Kent paused at the door.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
the act of departing politely
From this reading PARTING.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Janice Kent paused at the door.
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
not given to gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
compelling immediate action
From this reading "Madam," she said, "Friend Henry is here on urgent business.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Primrose was studying arithmetic, and the tough rules were not at all to her taste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madam Wetherill sat deep in her account books.
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