Chapter 20 of Enter Bridget is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Enter Bridget is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy. "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima. "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly." "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima. "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
Chapter 20 of Enter Bridget is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “"Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “"Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “"Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."”
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading “JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “"At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.”
someone who visits
From this reading “"Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.”
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 "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
react verbally
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
a particular point in time
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
on the contrary
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
plural of “set” — a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "At the present moment he is shut up in his smoking-room.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
someone who visits
From this reading "Because he is not in the very best mood for a visitor," said Carrissima.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
(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, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading JIMMY SETS TO WORK "Is Colonel Faversham at home?" asked Jimmy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Well, yes," was the answer, "I do--rather particularly."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do you wish to see him!" said Carrissima.
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