Chapter 15 of Janice Day, the Young Homemaker is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Janice Day, the Young Homemaker is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired. The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement. "Oh, Daddy! Daddy! Guess!" she cried to him.
Chapter 15 of Janice Day, the Young Homemaker is here in full — 180 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.”
expected hopefully
From this reading “The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.”
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Oh, Daddy!”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.”
your parents
From this reading “Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.”
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading “The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.”
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading “Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.”
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From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
expected hopefully
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Guess!" she cried to him.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Oh, Daddy!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
your parents
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
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From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Guess!" she cried to him.
having the sticky properties of an adhesive
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Guess!" she cried to him.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
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 Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Daddy!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
no longer active in your work or profession
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The light in the living room assured Janice that her father awaited her return, and bidding Amy and Gummy good-night at the gate, she ran into the house in great excitement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
at the time that
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Mr. Day had not yet gone to bed when the young folks reached the house; but Mrs. Watkins had long since retired.
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