Chapter 10 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich." "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?" "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie? It's very nice to be rich. I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
Chapter 10 of Daddy's Girl is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “"Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “It's very nice to be rich.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.”
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In this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
In this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
be restored
In this reading “"Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."”
In this reading “I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.”
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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 "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
later than; following
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
anew
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's very nice to be rich.
immediately past
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It's very nice to be rich.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
possessing material wealth
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
express in speech
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I have been having long talks with mother, and she has 'splained things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's very nice to be rich.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
precisely as stated
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
at the time that
From this reading "Nursie," said Sibyl, two months after the events related in the last chapter, "mother says that when my ownest father comes back again we'll be very rich."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Um," replied nurse, with a grunt, "do she?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why do you speak in that sort of voice, nursie?
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