Chapter 13 of Betty Wales, Senior is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Betty Wales, Senior is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?" "Mine hasn't, thank goodness! He couldn't get off for the afternoon." "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas." "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
Chapter 13 of Betty Wales, Senior is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
From this reading “GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."”
possessive form of “georgia” — a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"”
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading “"Mine hasn't, thank goodness!”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"”
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading “GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"”
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."”
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."”
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later than; following
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading He couldn't get off for the 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 "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
possessive form of “georgia” — a state in southeastern United States; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
that which is pleasing or valuable or useful
From this reading "Mine hasn't, thank goodness!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine hasn't, thank goodness!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Mine hasn't, thank goodness!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
an adornment that hangs from a piece of jewelry (necklace or earring)
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Mine hasn't, thank goodness!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He couldn't get off for the afternoon."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Mine thought he couldn't and then he changed his mind after I'd refused all the teas."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I wouldn't miss the teas for anything.
but in spite of that
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading GEORGIA'S AMETHYST PENDANT "Has your man come yet, Lucy?"
Chapter 13 of Betty Wales, Senior by Edith K. (Edith Kellogg) Dunton holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 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 13 holds 223 sentences of Betty Wales, Senior, unabridged, divided into 45 reading sections.
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