Chapter 22 of Catherine herself is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Catherine herself is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June. Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month. Her work was easy and not too monotonous. It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
Chapter 22 of Catherine herself is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading “Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.”
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
From this reading “HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.”
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading “Her work was easy and not too monotonous.”
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.”
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In this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
In this reading “It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.”
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From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
a narrative song with a recurrent refrain
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
first wife of Henry VIII; Henry VIII's divorce from her was the initial step of the Reformation in England (1485-1536)
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
past form of “consist” — originate
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
plural of “customer” — someone who pays for goods or services
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
a specialized division of a large organization
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
notable English cricketer (1882-1963)
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
and nothing more
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
tediously repetitious or lacking in variety
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
above and across; more than
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
the exchange of goods for an agreed sum of money
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Catherine had been in the song department for just over a month.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
hard to endure
From this reading It consisted in selling ballad songs, and trying them over to customers on the piano.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading HOBBS § 1 A WEDNESDAY morning in June.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Her work was easy and not too monotonous.
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