Chapter 13 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DINNER-PARTY. A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party. She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe. "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?" "No, little girl."
Chapter 13 of Deficient Saints: A Tale of Maine is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
the act of giving
From this reading “A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
having a supporting base
From this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “"Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"”
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.”
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In this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “"No, little girl."”
at this time
In this reading “She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.”
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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 A DINNER-PARTY.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A DINNER-PARTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
a young female
From this reading "No, little girl."
the act of giving
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "No, little girl."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
a particular point in time
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, little girl."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
having a supporting base
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
a tall piece of furniture that provides storage space for clothes; has a door and rails or hooks for hanging clothes
From this reading She had begged the favour of Mr. and Mrs. Mercer's company, and Derrice at the present moment was standing before her husband's wardrobe.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week later Miss Gastonguay was giving a dinner-party.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you have an evening suit, Justin?"
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