Chapter 17 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off. I'm real het up." Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand. "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it. What did you say that last club was we was to?
Chapter 17 of Drusilla with a Million is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading “What did you say that last club was we was to?”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “"Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.”
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading “Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading “Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.”
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
From this reading “Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.”
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading “"Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.”
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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 settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
(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 "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
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From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
especially spread in a fan shape
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
made warm or hot (“het” is a dialectal variant of “heated”)
From this reading I'm real het up."
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From this reading I'm real het up."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
immediately past
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading I'm real het up."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
an attendant who rocks a child in a cradle
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
express in words
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
bend one's back forward from the waist on down
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
express in words
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Come right on to the stoop, Dr. Eaton, and let's set down and cool off.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I'm real het up."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did you say that last club was we was to?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Drusilla settled down in a big porch rocker and fanned herself with the paper in her hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now let's talk, and you tell me all about it.
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