Chapter 10 of Basil Everman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Basil Everman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!" In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early. He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose. Here was atmosphere! If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
Chapter 10 of Basil Everman is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “Here was atmosphere!”
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “"MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"”
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading “If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.”
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.”
that is looked for
From this reading “In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.”
In this reading “In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.”
In this reading “He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.”
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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 If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading Here was atmosphere!
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading "MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"
English navigator who explored the Arctic while searching for the Northwest Passage (1550-1605)
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was atmosphere!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
and nothing more
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading He looked about her beautiful room and out into the quiet garden and his hopes rose.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
that is looked for
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
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From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading If he had only seen Miss Davis first, he might have saved a great deal of time.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading In the morning Utterly sought Thomasina early.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "MY BROTHER BASIL WAS DIFFERENT!"
Chapter 10 of Basil Everman by Elsie Singmaster holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 149 sentences of Basil Everman, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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