Chapter 13 of Elsie Venner is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Elsie Venner is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
People will talk. 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other. “That 's what they say. Means to marry her, if she is his cousin. Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
Chapter 13 of Elsie Venner is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.”
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading “'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading “'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.”
more often or more frequently
From this reading “'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading “'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.”
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.””
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading “'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.””
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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 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
take in marriage
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
more often or more frequently
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading People will talk.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
(of games) engaged in
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading “That 's what they say.
express in words
From this reading “That 's what they say.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading People will talk.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That 's what they say.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Means to marry her, if she is his cousin.
a succession of notes forming a distinctive sequence
From this reading 'Ciascun lo dice' is a tune that is played oftener than the national air of this country or any other.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Got money himself,--that 's the story,--but wants to come and live in the old place, and get the Dudley property by and by.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “That 's what they say.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading People will talk.
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