Chapter 15 of Emma McChesney and Co. is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 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 Emma McChesney and Co. is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer. "Send her in to us, will you? And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop." Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew. Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
Chapter 15 of Emma McChesney and Co. is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading “"Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.”
approval
From this reading “And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.”
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading “"Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.”
give an incentive for action
From this reading “"Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.”
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading “Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.”
do one's shopping
From this reading “And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."”
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
react verbally
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
approval
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
having an easygoing and cheerful disposition
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
immediately past
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
any liliaceous plant of the genus Lilium having showy pendulous flowers
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
give an incentive for action
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
meeting the proper standards and requirements and training for an office or position or task
From this reading Five minutes later, when Lily Bernstein entered the office, Sophy qualified as a judge of beauty.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
do one's shopping
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lily Bernstein," Sophy made prompt answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
at the time that
From this reading And give her credit for lost time when she comes back to the shop."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
inflected form of “withdraw” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Sophy, with a last beamingly good-natured smile, withdrew.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Send her in to us, will you?
Chapter 15 of Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 15 holds 213 sentences of Emma McChesney and Co., unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of Emma McChesney and Co. by Edna Ferber exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 213 sentences, grouped into 43 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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