Chapter 9 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said. "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah. "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order." PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN. THE PROFESSOR'S RETURN.
Chapter 9 of Dumps - A Plain Girl is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.”
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading “PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.”
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading “THE PROFESSOR'S RETURN.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “"I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
being of use or service
From this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
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in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement
In this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “"Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
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From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
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From this reading "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
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From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
and nothing more
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
engage in
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading PART ONE, CHAPTER FOURTEEN.
possessive form of “professor” — someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading THE PROFESSOR'S RETURN.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE PROFESSOR'S RETURN.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
being of use or service
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
(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 "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
during the time that
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
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From this reading "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
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From this reading "I wouldn't sleep here for the world," I said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you won't have the chance," said Hannah.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Now, you can just go out and make yourself useful somewhere else, while I'm beginning to clean up and get things in order."
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