Chapter 13 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly. Miss Welwyn, you know." He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand. "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him. "Don’t be frightened.
Chapter 13 of Happy-Go-Lucky is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading “He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading “He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.”
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.”
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come into being or existence, or appear on the scene
In this reading “"Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.”
In this reading “"Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.”
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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 "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Don’t be frightened.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don’t be frightened.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
made afraid
From this reading "Don’t be frightened.
a young female
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
with hesitation; in a hesitant manner
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Miss Welwyn, you know."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
free from obscurity and easy to understand; the comprehensibility of clear expression
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Welwyn, you know."
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
not in physical motion
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
a special situation
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading LUCIDITY ITSELF I "This, Mum," announced Dicky in tones of immense pride, "is Tilly.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Welwyn, you know."
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "Come along, little thing," he said, in a voice which made Connie Carmyle’s heart warm to him.
which person or people
From this reading He advanced to the girl, who still stood hesitatingly in the opening of the curtains, and drew her forward by the hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Miss Welwyn, you know."
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