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Chapter 33 of Brewster's Millions is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him. At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her. "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said. "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late. I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
Chapter 33 of Brewster's Millions is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading “"It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.”
cause to move by pulling
From this reading “THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.”
being one more than seven
From this reading “I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."”
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading “At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.”
according to the clock
From this reading “I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading “THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
(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 THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
dearly loved
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
being one more than seven
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
immediately past
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
according to the clock
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You must go home, Peggy, dear," she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
express in words
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "It is disgraceful for you to stay up so late.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went to bed at eight o'clock the night before I was married."
in the company of; together with
From this reading At midnight Mrs. Dan had remonstrated with her.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE LAST WORD "I'll tell you about it later, dear," was all that Peggy, pleading, could draw from him.
Chapter 33 of Brewster's Millions by George Barr McCutcheon holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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