Chapter 27 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly. "Oh, yes, Madame!" "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?" "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding. "Scorch?"
Chapter 27 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
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a person who cares for persons or property
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be the source of pain
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a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
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having branches or flower heads that bend downward
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the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
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with low volume
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make very hot and dry
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anew
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
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a young female
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
be the source of pain
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
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an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
having branches or flower heads that bend downward
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, Madame!"
the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
with low volume
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
make very hot and dry
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
cause to go somewhere
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express a supposition
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having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I suppose it is natural for them to send for you if your guardian is hurt?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Scorch would be sure to send for me," whispered the girl, nodding.
an affirmative
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE MAN IN GRAY AGAIN "Do you understand it, Nancy?" asked the principal, quietly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 27 of A Little Miss Nobody by Amy Bell Marlowe holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
Chapter 27 holds 162 sentences of A Little Miss Nobody, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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