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Chapter 5 of Josie O'Gorman is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds. “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed. “That woman I saw may not have been she. I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her. I may have fancied a resemblance.”
Chapter 5 of Josie O'Gorman is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.”
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading ““I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “I may have fancied a resemblance.””
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “I may have fancied a resemblance.””
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.”
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In this reading “URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.”
In this reading “I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.”
In this reading “URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.”
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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 URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
(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 URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
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From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
past form of “confess” — confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I may have fancied a resemblance.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “I may have been mistaken about Miss Fitchet,” Ursula confessed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “That woman I saw may not have been she.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading I may have fancied a resemblance.”
move hurridly
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
cut with a saw
From this reading “That woman I saw may not have been she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “That woman I saw may not have been she.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
in the near future
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I dread her so that I can’t help thinking about her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
in the company of; together with
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “That woman I saw may not have been she.
third-person singular of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading URSULA WRITES A LETTER The Christmas rush came on the Higgledy Piggledies with such force that the fright about little Philip was soon banished from all their minds.
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