Chapter 33 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it. Her face was very grave. "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?" "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you." "Betty isn't sick again?"
Chapter 33 of Dawson Black: Retail Merchant is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “"Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."”
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading “"Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"”
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.”
death of a person
From this reading “Her face was very grave.”
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.”
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “"Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Betty isn't sick again?"”
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.”
In this reading “Her face was very grave.”
lower (one's body) as by kneeling
In this reading “BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.”
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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 BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
anew
From this reading "Betty isn't sick again?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
a flat (usually rectangular) container for a letter, thin package, etc.
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was very grave.
a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
death of a person
From this reading Her face was very grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Betty isn't sick again?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
not any; not one
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
-ing form of “notice” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Betty isn't sick again?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
precisely as stated
From this reading Her face was very grave.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
at the time that
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
in the company of; together with
From this reading BETTY COMES HOME When I got down to breakfast one morning the Mater was there with a letter in her hand which had a Florida post-mark on it.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Hullo, Mater," I said; then, noticing the envelope, "Nothing wrong, I hope?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, no; but I've got a little disappointment for you."
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