Chapter 3 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh yes; they were old girl friends.” “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first. She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all. She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think? That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
Chapter 3 of Annie Kilburn : a Novel is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?”
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'””
a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
From this reading “She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.”
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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 She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
(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 She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
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From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
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From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
a young female
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
disinclined to work or exertion
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a form of address for a man
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She's a delicious creature, Mrs. Wilmington--don't you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That large, indolent nature; Mr. Brandreth says she makes him think of 'the land in which it seemed always afternoon.'”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
a town in southeastern North Carolina on the Cape Fear River
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll care a great deal, and Mrs. Wilmington won't care at all.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh yes; they were old girl friends.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Then you know why I go to Mrs. Gerrish's first.
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