Chapter 18 of A successful venture is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A successful venture is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION. “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!” “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.” “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
Chapter 18 of A successful venture is here in full — 265 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading ““BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!””
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading ““And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading ““And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading ““But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.””
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading ““BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!””
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.”
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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 “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
any thing at all
From this reading “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.”
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And you’re afraid of everything, so there’s the difference.
any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species
From this reading “BEFORE I’d be afraid of a toad!”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WENTWORTH WARD CHANGES HER OPINION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But, Peter, you’re not afraid of anything.”
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