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Chapter 12 of Half a dozen boys is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THEIR SUMMER OUTING. "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--. My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you. Say yes, that's a dear little sister! It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
Chapter 12 of Half a dozen boys is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading “My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.”
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading “"ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.”
promote over another
From this reading “My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.”
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading “"ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “"ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.”
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading “THEIR SUMMER OUTING.”
propel through the air
From this reading “My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.”
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In this reading “It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.”
a younger sister
In this reading “Say yes, that's a dear little sister!”
In this reading “My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.”
In this reading “It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.”
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From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
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From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
The quality of being well meaning; kindness and generosity. (Lòng nhân ái, sự nhân từ độ lượng.)
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
dearly loved
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
promote over another
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
the act of departing
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
plural of “island” — a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
and nothing more
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
a journey taken for pleasure
From this reading THEIR SUMMER OUTING.
express in words
From this reading Say yes, that's a dear little sister!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Say yes, that's a dear little sister!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THEIR SUMMER OUTING.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Say yes, that's a dear little sister!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading THEIR SUMMER OUTING.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "ISLAND DEN," THOUSAND ISLANDS, July 27, 18--.
propel through the air
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It is just this that I want,--a two weeks' visit from you.
an affirmative
From this reading Say yes, that's a dear little sister!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My Dear Bess,--I know you always have been a good, kind-hearted little soul, and now I am going to throw myself on your benevolence and ask a favor of you.
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