Chapter 8 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FAIR ATTEMPT. “O FRED! Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window. “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone. She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
Chapter 8 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit is here in full — 44 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading “A FAIR ATTEMPT.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.”
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading “Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.”
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading “A FAIR ATTEMPT.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading ““Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.”
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading “She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.”
In this reading ““Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FAIR ATTEMPT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading A FAIR ATTEMPT.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading A FAIR ATTEMPT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “O FRED!
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O FRED!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
a woman's close-fitting foundation garment
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
up to a particular time
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “Let’s hide under the bed till she is gone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
which person or people
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Here comes aunt Betsey, with a great budget,” said Charlie, who was looking out of the window.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She never stays long;” and without another word under they went.
Chapter 8 of Hesper, the Home-Spirit by Lizzie Doten holds 44 sentences, grouped into 9 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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