Chapter 5 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARTY. I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so. What strange thing was this I was about to do? "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all. I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
Chapter 5 of Aunt Madge's Story is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “THE PARTY.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
(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 "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
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From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
a quad with a square body
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
and nothing more
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading THE PARTY.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
express in words
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
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From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARTY.
a special situation
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
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From this reading I know my mamma 'd be glad to have me have 'em, but I don't dare ask her; so I'll have 'em _'thout_ asking.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well," said I, "it's only four girls, that's all.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to bed that night in great excitement, and I dare say did not get to sleep for ten minutes or so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What strange thing was this I was about to do?
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