Chapter 7 of Gem of neatness is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Gem of neatness is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILLY'S REQUEST. WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them. When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly. What a very strange child she is! It is a perfect fascination to watch her."
Chapter 7 of Gem of neatness is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.”
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading “It is a perfect fascination to watch her."”
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading “WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “It is a perfect fascination to watch her."”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “MILLY'S REQUEST.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.”
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a prolonged period of time
In this reading “WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.”
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 WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
a young person of either sex
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading It is a perfect fascination to watch her."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is a perfect fascination to watch her."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILLY'S REQUEST.
United States anthropologist who studied the Seneca (1818-1881)
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading It is a perfect fascination to watch her."
express the need or desire for
From this reading MILLY'S REQUEST.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
precisely as stated
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
look attentively
From this reading It is a perfect fascination to watch her."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WE have left Mrs. Morgan and her cousin a long time, and must now return to them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a very strange child she is!
at the time that
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
a specific feeling of desire
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When they were seated at their sewing, Mrs. Roby said: "I have been wishing to ask you about Milly.
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