Chapter 14 of In a Little Town is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of In a Little Town is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He refused flatly. So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her. And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block. The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents. At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
Chapter 14 of In a Little Town is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading “The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.”
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading “So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.”
plural of “dentist” — a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading “The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.”
in an unqualified manner
From this reading “He refused flatly.”
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading “At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.”
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading “The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.”
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.”
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.”
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plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
a Protestant layman who assists the minister
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
plural of “dentist” — a person qualified to practice dentistry
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
in an unqualified manner
From this reading He refused flatly.
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From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He refused flatly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
characterized by enmity or ill will
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
having your attention fixated as though by a spell
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
plural of “lawyer” — a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
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 And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
past form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading He refused flatly.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
inflected form of “teach” — impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At first they were hostile, then they were hypnotized.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
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From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
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From this reading And now all day long she taught in the Westcott Block.
which person or people
From this reading So she persuaded Deacon Flugal and several gentlemen who were on the waiting-list of her pupils to arrange it for her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The noise of her music interfered with business--with lawyers and dentists and insurance agents.
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