Chapter 8 of Budge & Toddie is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Budge & Toddie is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself. “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat! And by whom? By two mere infants--in years. I erred in not taking them singly.
Chapter 8 of Budge & Toddie is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading ““Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.”
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading ““Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!”
the act of departing
From this reading ““Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.”
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading ““Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.”
past form of “err” — to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading “I erred in not taking them singly.”
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “By two mere infants--in years.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “By two mere infants--in years.”
one by one; one at a time
From this reading “I erred in not taking them singly.”
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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 “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And by whom?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
an unsuccessful ending to a struggle or contest
From this reading “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!
the act of departing
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
past form of “err” — to make a mistake or be incorrect
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By two mere infants--in years.
plural of “infant” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading By two mere infants--in years.
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From this reading “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!
being nothing more than specified
From this reading By two mere infants--in years.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
and nothing more
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!
one by one; one at a time
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I erred in not taking them singly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Three more days, and then peace--and a life-long sense of defeat!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading By two mere infants--in years.
at the time that
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And by whom?
a late time of life
From this reading By two mere infants--in years.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “Only three more days,” soliloquized Mrs. Burton, when the departure of her husband for New York and the disappearance of the boys gave her a quiet moment to herself.
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