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MESSRS. BLACK AND PARKER. Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window. Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid. “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Chapter 24 of Joan Haste is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.”
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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 Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BLACK AND PARKER.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
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From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
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From this reading BLACK AND PARKER.
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From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
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From this reading MESSRS.
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From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
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From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
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From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
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From this reading BLACK AND PARKER.
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From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Coming down to the sitting-room at a quarter past seven, she saw that, early as it was, it had been swept and garnished and the breakfast laid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Joan slept well that night, and woke to find the sunlight streaming in at her window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good morning, my dear!” said Mrs. Bird: “I am glad to see that you are an early riser.
