Chapter 7 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned. Every day brought him invitations. All sorts of new demands were made upon his time. In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job. He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
Chapter 7 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.”
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading “He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Every day brought him invitations.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.”
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading “He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.”
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading “The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.”
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading “The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.”
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.”
In this reading “In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.”
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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 In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
later than; following
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
(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 All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Every day brought him invitations.
plural of “call” — a telephone connection
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day brought him invitations.
plural of “demand” — an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day brought him invitations.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Every day brought him invitations.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Every day brought him invitations.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
owning or consisting of land or real estate
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
an elaborate representation of scenes from history etc; usually involves a parade with rich costumes
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
designed or carried out according to a plan
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
plural of “sort” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In his hurried calls upon Bobs he tried to explain that this was a part of his job.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week after the pageant proved far from the rest time Jerry had planned.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading All sorts of new demands were made upon his time.
at the time that
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was playing the fish now; when he had them hooked and landed, he would be free.
Chapter 7 of Cinderella Jane by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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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