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Chapter 1 of Ester Ried Yet Speaking is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?” Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term. _They_ had not settled in the least. Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat. Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
Chapter 1 of Ester Ried Yet Speaking is here in full — 148 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a quantity of money
From this reading ““WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?””
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading ““WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?””
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.”
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading “Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.”
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading “Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.”
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading “Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.”
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading “Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
(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 “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
a quantity of money
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
and nothing more
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the sound of laughing
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
comparative of “loud” — characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
not any; not one
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
a legal document giving official permission to do something
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _They_ had not settled in the least.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of them indulged in a louder burst of laughter than before, just as Mrs. Roberts took her seat.
the act of using
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “WHAT DID IT ALL AMOUNT TO, ANYHOW?”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Settled, that is, so far as the class of boys in the corner would permit the use of that term.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet her face was in no wise ruffled.
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