Chapter 6 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Where are your stamps?” I asked. She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on. Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual. I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
Chapter 6 of A modern trio in an old town is here in full — 441 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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every person
From this reading “I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.”
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading “I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.”
having been got the better of
From this reading “She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.”
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading ““Where are your stamps?””
caught or fixed
From this reading “She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.”
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(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 never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Where are your stamps?”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
every person
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
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From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs)
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
having been got the better of
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading “Where are your stamps?”
caught or fixed
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told me, and I licked one and stuck it on.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
precisely as stated
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Then we kissed each other, and that was unusual.
at the time that
From this reading I never was so very much for kissing everybody all the time, and I think when girls do, too much, it’s silly, but it was different that night.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are your stamps?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are your stamps?”
Chapter 6 of A modern trio in an old town by Katharine Haviland-Taylor holds 441 sentences, grouped into 89 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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