Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry. I been lookin' for you everywhere." Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news. "To see _me_, are you sure?" "Yes, they asked to see Miss Drusilla Doane.
Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 2/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 6–10
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someone who proclaims a message publicly
From this reading “Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.”
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading “Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.”
to or in any or all places
From this reading “I been lookin' for you everywhere."”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “"There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “"There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.”
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.”
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(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 Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
someone who proclaims a message publicly
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "To see _me_, are you sure?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Yes, they asked to see Miss Drusilla Doane.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I been lookin' for you everywhere."
artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
to or in any or all places
From this reading I been lookin' for you everywhere."
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I been lookin' for you everywhere."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I been lookin' for you everywhere."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I been lookin' for you everywhere."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
the force of workers available
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Yes, they asked to see Miss Drusilla Doane.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "To see _me_, are you sure?"
express in words
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, they asked to see Miss Drusilla Doane.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Drusilla Doane let the cloth fall into her lap, and all the other women stopped their work to stare at the announcer of such wonderful news.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, they asked to see Miss Drusilla Doane.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There's two men in the parlor to see you, an' Mis' Smith told me to tell you to hurry.
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