Chapter 3 of A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It was _then_ you came home?" "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father. He might be my grandfather. But let us not be vulgar!" "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
Chapter 3 of A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories is here in full — 439 sentences across 88 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.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “"It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.”
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “"Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"”
the father of your father or mother
From this reading “He might be my grandfather.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “"It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.”
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading “"It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.”
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading “"It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “But let us not be vulgar!"”
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From this reading "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might be my grandfather.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But let us not be vulgar!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
the act of departing
From this reading "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
the father of your father or mother
From this reading He might be my grandfather.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might be my grandfather.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading But let us not be vulgar!"
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might be my grandfather.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But let us not be vulgar!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aren't you girls going to bed to-night?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But let us not be vulgar!"
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading But let us not be vulgar!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
at the time that
From this reading "It was then, when I learned that one of my rejected suitors was to become my father.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was _then_ you came home?"
Chapter 3 of A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote holds 439 sentences, grouped into 88 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 3 holds 439 sentences of A Touch of Sun, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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