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Chapter 1 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 316 sentences across 64 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?" "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day. Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith." The men started for the door, and then extended their hands. "We want to congratulate you, Miss 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 54/63 · 5 reading units · Lines 266–270
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say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading “"We want to congratulate you, Miss Doane.”
get or ask advice from
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading “The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.”
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading “Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."”
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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 Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
say something to someone that expresses praise
From this reading "We want to congratulate you, Miss Doane.
get or ask advice from
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We want to congratulate you, Miss Doane.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
relatively long in duration; tediously protracted
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
the force of workers available
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
plural of “mi” — destruction of heart tissue resulting from obstruction of the blood supply to the heart muscle
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "We want to congratulate you, Miss Doane.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
absolutely essential
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
express in words
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The men started for the door, and then extended their hands.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
American architect (1759-1828)
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
except if; if not
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "We want to congratulate you, Miss Doane.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unless--unless Mis' Smith needs me--" Mr. Thornton said with a dry smile: "I do not think it will be necessary to consult Mrs. Smith."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, to-morrow will be as well as any other day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then shall we say that I may come for you to-morrow?"
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