Chapter 7 of Ethel Morton's Holidays is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Ethel Morton's Holidays is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's. "She went over to Dorothy's. Shall I call her?" "Give her a minute or two. She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
Chapter 7 of Ethel Morton's Holidays is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
a woman host
From this reading “She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.”
a midday meal
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Give her a minute or two.”
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.”
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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 "Give her a minute or two.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Shall I call her?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She went over to Dorothy's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Give her a minute or two.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Shall I call her?"
a woman host
From this reading She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Shall I call her?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
a midday meal
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Give her a minute or two.
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Give her a minute or two.
above and across; more than
From this reading "She went over to Dorothy's.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading She knows the luncheon hour," replied Katharine's hostess.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I call her?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She went over to Dorothy's.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She went over to Dorothy's.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Give her a minute or two.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "She went over to Dorothy's.
in or at the place that
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
possessive form of “year” — a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading NEW YEAR'S EVE "Where is Katharine?" asked Mrs. Morton of the Ethels as Mary announced luncheon on the day before New Year's.
Chapter 7 of Ethel Morton's Holidays by Mabell S. C. (Mabell Shippie Clarke) Smith holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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 7 holds 131 sentences of Ethel Morton's Holidays, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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