Chapter 20 of Honey-Sweet is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Honey-Sweet is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What are you smiling at, Pat?" Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car. They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river. Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance. "What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.
Chapter 20 of Honey-Sweet is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “"What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.”
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading “Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.”
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “"What are you smiling at, Pat?"”
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading “They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.”
directed toward heaven or the sky
From this reading “Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.”
move through by or as by digging
From this reading “They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.”
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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 Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading "What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
placed crosswise
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
the property created by the space between two objects or points
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
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From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
a structure erected to commemorate persons or events
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
a son of your brother or sister
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
-ing form of “point” — indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
a river in the east central United States; rises in West Virginia in the Appalachian Mountains and flows eastward, forming the boundary between Maryland and Virginia, to the Chesapeake Bay
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
recurring again and again
From this reading "What amuses you, Pat?" repeated his aunt.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
directed toward heaven or the sky
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Drayton asked her nephew sitting beside her in the parlor car.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
move through by or as by digging
From this reading They had passed through the tunnel and crossed the beautiful Potomac Park and the shining river.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
the capital of the United States in the District of Columbia and a tourist mecca; George Washington commissioned Charles L'Enfant to lay out the city in 1791
From this reading Washington Monument, like a finger pointing skyward, was fading in the distance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What are you smiling at, Pat?"
Chapter 20 of Honey-Sweet by Edna Henry Lee Turpin holds 140 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.
Chapter 20 holds 140 sentences of Honey-Sweet, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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