Chapter 3 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3? It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure. I know she was expected home this month." "Poor old Rossitor!" laughs Pauline. "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
Chapter 3 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “"Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"”
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading “"Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"”
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading “"Poor old Rossitor!" laughs Pauline.”
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading “"Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “I know she was expected home this month."”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “"I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “"Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"”
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From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
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From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
move up and down repeatedly
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
dearly loved
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
the act of departing
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
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From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
and nothing more
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
the angular distance between an imaginary line around a heavenly body parallel to its equator and the equator itself
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
plural of “laugh” — the sound of laughing
From this reading "Poor old Rossitor!" laughs Pauline.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
the angular distance between a point on any meridian and the prime meridian at Greenwich
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
engage in
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
not any; not one
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Poor old Rossitor!" laughs Pauline.
primly fastidious
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor old Rossitor!" laughs Pauline.
To recall to mind.
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
express in words
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I say, Pauline, is that Miss Rossitor going in at No. 3?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
hard to endure
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know she was expected home this month."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It's just like what I remember of her dear old-maidish figure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you remember, Addie, the long mornings she used to spend trying to make Bob and you understand the difference between latitude and longitude?"
Chapter 3 of Addie's Husband by Mrs. Gordon Smythies holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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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