Chapter 5 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale. "Where are they?" persisted Tom. And just then her mother came out from the parlor. "Why, Gypsy, where are the children?" "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
Chapter 5 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of discovering something
From this reading “GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.”
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading “GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “"I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “And just then her mother came out from the parlor.”
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading “"Where are they?" persisted Tom.”
male cat
From this reading “"Where are they?" persisted Tom.”
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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 GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Why, Gypsy, where are the children?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
the act of discovering something
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
and nothing more
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
past form of “persist” — continue to exist
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And just then her mother came out from the parlor.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
male cat
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
precisely as stated
From this reading GYPSY MAKES A DISCOVERY Gypsy turned very pale.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I'm afraid Joy didn't know the way," said Gypsy, slowly.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are they?" persisted Tom.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Gypsy, where are the children?"
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