Chapter 6 of I Spy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of I Spy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure. "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule. "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight! No wonder he is late now. No chauffeur can work both day and night."
Chapter 6 of I Spy is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “No chauffeur can work both day and night."”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading “"Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.”
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading “AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.”
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later than; following
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the two together, not just one
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
a building occupied by a state legislature
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
your usual mood
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
a young female
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No wonder he is late now.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No wonder he is late now.
of or relating to two people who are married to each other
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
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From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading No wonder he is late now.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
not any; not one
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading No wonder he is late now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
shaken into waves or undulations as by wind
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
up to a particular time
From this reading "The idea of keeping Henry at the Club until after midnight!
under normal conditions
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
a large entrance or reception room or area
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
possessive form of “whitney” — United States inventor of the mechanical cotton gin (1765-1825)
From this reading AT THE CAPITOL Mrs. Whitney's usually placid disposition was decidedly ruffled, and she took no pains to conceal her displeasure.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading No wonder he is late now.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading No chauffeur can work both day and night."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Really, Kathleen, you are greatly at fault," she said, as the girl joined her in the vestibule.
Chapter 6 of I Spy by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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