Chapter 13 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess. "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast. "What people?" "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces." "Oh."
Chapter 13 of Cinderella Jane is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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belonging to some prior time
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
a woman host
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading “"We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “"Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."”
with little or no delay
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
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In this reading “The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.”
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From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
later than; following
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
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From this reading "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."
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From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
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From this reading "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
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From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
belonging to some prior time
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
a woman host
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
with impatience; in an impatient manner
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Brendon, Miss Morton, and the Bryces."
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
a brief written record
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh."
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
with little or no delay
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We've got to have those people down here to tea, Jane," he said, impatiently, looking up from the note, as they sat at breakfast.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What people?"
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 The week after the Chatfields' party, the Abercrombie Brendons and their guests returned to New York and Jerry was promptly summoned by his erstwhile hostess.
Chapter 13 of Cinderella Jane by Marjorie Benton Cooke holds 235 sentences, grouped into 47 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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