Chapter 15 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her. "May I come over, Miss Doane? I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?" Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day. I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
Chapter 15 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.”
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading “Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.”
easily agitated
From this reading “Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.”
with speed
From this reading “Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"”
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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 Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
any of several ornamental shrubs with shiny mostly evergreen leaves and clusters of small bell-shaped flowers
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
easily agitated
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
above and across; more than
From this reading "May I come over, Miss Doane?
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
with speed
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Drusilla answered quickly: "Come right along, and come to spend the day.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
carry out
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I--I--want to get away from the house and talk to some one--May I come over?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Drusilla was called to the 'phone and a nervous, trembly-voiced Daphne spoke to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I got to go to the home, and I'll take you with me."
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