Chapter 7 of Hepsey Burke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Hepsey Burke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!" Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper. "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did." "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired. "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
Chapter 7 of Hepsey Burke is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading “"Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.”
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading “Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.”
have or possess in combination
From this reading “"Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.”
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading “THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!"”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “"What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.”
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.”
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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 "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
quickly and without warning
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
plural of “attraction” — the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
British statesman famous for his oratory; pleaded the cause of the American colonists in British Parliament and defended the parliamentary system (1729-1797)
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
have or possess in combination
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
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From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program
From this reading THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!"
plural of “tea” — a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Well," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISSIONARY TEA "Hm!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Burke remarked to Maxwell abruptly one day during supper.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
(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," Mrs. Burke responded, "our missionary teas combine different attractions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What sort of a missionary tea do you mean?" the parson inquired.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "We haven't had a missionary tea since you came, and I think it's high time we did."
Chapter 7 of Hepsey Burke by Frank N. (Frank Nash) Westcott holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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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