Chapter 20 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 776 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 776 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace. 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.' 'Indeed, dear Goody, I will. You have been good to me! I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
Chapter 20 of Chatterbox, 1906 is here in full — 776 sentences across 156 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.”
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading “'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.”
something considered choice to eat
From this reading “'Indeed, dear Goody, I will.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.”
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.”
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading “'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.”
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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 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
anew
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
(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 I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You have been good to me!
inflected form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
dearly loved
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
opinion or judgment
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You have been good to me!
a farewell remark
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
something considered choice to eat
From this reading 'Indeed, dear Goody, I will.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have been good to me!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Indeed, dear Goody, I will.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Indeed, dear Goody, I will.
a small worthless amount
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
immediately past
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You have been good to me!
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
by chance
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I shall love to think of you and Jack, and everything here, often and often--and of all the kind people I have met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
United States writer of detective novels (1888-1939)
From this reading 'Good-bye, dear!' said Mrs. Wright, with tears in her eyes, as Estelle clung to her in a last embrace.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Perhaps you will come back some day, and see us again.'
Chapter 20 of Chatterbox, 1906 by Various holds 776 sentences, grouped into 156 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.
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