Chapter 40 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 40 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_A SETTLEMENT_. 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?' 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her. 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.' 'Sit down again.
Chapter 40 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading “'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'”
accept an excuse for
From this reading “'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'”
take the midday meal
From this reading “'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'”
a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
From this reading “'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.”
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
be seated
From this reading “'Sit down again.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _A SETTLEMENT_.
anew
From this reading 'Sit down again.
any thing at all
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
someone who stands in front of a show (as at a carnival) and gives a loud colorful sales talk to potential customers
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
accept an excuse for
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
moving to the inside of something
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
go away from a place
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
take the midday meal
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
a particular point in time
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
a British playwright who created the fictional character Sweeney Todd (1799-1855)
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
a body of people who settle far from home but maintain ties with their homeland; inhabitants remain nationals of their home state but are not literally under the home state's system of government
From this reading _A SETTLEMENT_.
be seated
From this reading 'Sit down again.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading 'I want to see if Mrs. Barker has anything in the house for lunch.'
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'What for,' said Pitt, stopping her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Will you excuse me, if I leave you for one moment to go down into the kitchen?'
Chapter 40 of A Red Wallflower by Susan Warner holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 40 holds 415 sentences of A Red Wallflower, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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