Chapter 11 of Gypsy Breynton is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Gypsy Breynton is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more. "How funny!" said Gypsy. "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything. I don't see what's the reason. Now I shall have to go to the high school."
Chapter 11 of Gypsy Breynton is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"How funny!" said Gypsy.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading “"Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.”
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
any thing at all
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
the act of departing
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
and nothing more
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
immediately past
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
United States writer of novels and short stories (1819-1891)
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "How funny!" said Gypsy.
an educational institution
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Now I shall have to go to the high school."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
a word or expression used for some particular thing
From this reading "Last term she expected to, just as much as anything.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GYPSY'S OPINION OF BOSTON Just at the end of the vacation, it was suddenly announced that Miss Melville was not going to teach any more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't see what's the reason.
Chapter 11 of Gypsy Breynton by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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