Chapter 11 of How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS. WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day. "How do you know? Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly. "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
Chapter 11 of How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door is here in full — 113 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading “"It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.”
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “"It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.”
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading “Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.”
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.
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In this reading “WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.”
In this reading “WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.”
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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 WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS.
English illustrator of several of Dickens' novels (1815-1882)
From this reading "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading DARK AND CLOUDY DAYS.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "How do you know?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How do you know?
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "How do you know?
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
United States actor (1914-1998)
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
come together
From this reading Did you meet Marshall?" inquired Matthew eagerly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "It's some one Mrs. Browne knows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Mrs. Reardon returned home, she told her husband that a doctor was coming to see him on the following day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How do you know?
Chapter 11 of How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door by Mrs. Coates holds 113 sentences, grouped into 23 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 11 holds 113 sentences of How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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