Chapter XVI of Jane Allen, Center, “Politics Et Al,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVI
Chapter XVI of Jane Allen, Center, “Politics Et Al,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley. “Have you heard the news?” “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery. “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?” “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
Chapter XVI of Jane Allen, Center, “Politics Et Al,” is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading ““Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.”
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading ““What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?””
a very small quantity of something
From this reading ““What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?””
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading ““Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading ““I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading ““What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?””
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading ““What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?””
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 ““Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.”
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
a very small quantity of something
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
a comic incident or series of incidents
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you heard the news?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “Have you heard the news?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Have you heard the news?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic)
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Have you heard the news?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What particularly choice crumb have you reference to, Clare?”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Oh, Marion Seaton is perfectly wild.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I may have,” replied Judith, with her old-time drollery.
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Oh, I am too excited for words!” exclaimed Clare Bradley.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you heard the news?”
Chapter 16 of Jane Allen, Center by Edith Bancroft holds 114 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 16 holds 114 sentences of Jane Allen, Center, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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