Chapter 11 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And yet you go?" "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes." "Don't you think you and the car are the same?" She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go. She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
Chapter 11 of Are Parents People? is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading “She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."”
not accessible to view
From this reading “She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.”
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading “She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.”
showing curiosity
From this reading “She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.”
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establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
In this reading “She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.”
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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 gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And yet you go?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Don't you think you and the car are the same?"
plural of “bush” — a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you think you and the car are the same?"
all things; all of a situation
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "And yet you go?"
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
not accessible to view
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
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 She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
in the near future
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Don't you think you and the car are the same?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No, Mr. Lisburn, the car goes."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Don't you think you and the car are the same?"
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
showing curiosity
From this reading She gave him a long wondering stare, and presently insisted that she must go.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She promised, however, that she would do everything in her power to find out what was hidden in those sinister bushes.
but in spite of that
From this reading "And yet you go?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And yet you go?"
Chapter 11 of Are Parents People? by Alice Duer Miller holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 11 holds 402 sentences of Are Parents People?, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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