Chapter 10 of Exit Betty is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Exit Betty is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater. "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!" Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled: "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true. "Now, Jimmie!
Chapter 10 of Exit Betty is here in full — 165 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading “Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:”
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading “"WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.”
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In this reading “Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
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From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
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From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now, Jimmie!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I been expectin' it, an' now it's come!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:
curving and somewhat round in shape rather than jagged
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:
walk consisting of a paved area for pedestrians; usually beside a street or roadway
From this reading Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Jane stopped short on the sidewalk appalled:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
in the direction of
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "WELL, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
(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, he gave me notice t'day," said James Ryan sadly as Jane and he rounded the corner from her boarding-house and turned toward their favorite movie theater.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "He gave you notice!" she exclaimed, as if she could not believe it was true.
Chapter 10 of Exit Betty by Grace Livingston Hill holds 165 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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