Chapter 12 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL. "Saturday, June 21st. "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice. I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen. We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
Chapter 12 of Gypsy's Cousin Joy is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading “We stopped over one train at Baltimore.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.”
possessive form of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “"Saturday, June 21st.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “"Saturday, June 21st.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “We stopped over one train at Baltimore.”
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From this reading "Saturday, June 21st.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
the largest city in Maryland; a major seaport and industrial center
From this reading We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.
possessive form of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading "Saturday, June 21st.
immediately past
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
above and across; more than
From this reading We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Saturday, June 21st.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
express a supposition
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading A TELEGRAM JOY'S JOURNAL.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I didn't suppose I should like it so much; but there is a great deal to be seen.
create by training and teaching
From this reading We stopped over one train at Baltimore.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Well, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
(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, we are here at last, and it is really very nice.
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