Chapter 15 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!” “I will not have you so impudent, sir!” “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees. But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped. “May I not even mention them?”
Chapter 15 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.”
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.”
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading ““No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!””
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading ““A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.”
make reference to
From this reading ““May I not even mention them?””
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading ““No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!””
plural of “pardon” — the act of excusing a mistake or offense
From this reading ““A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
anew
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
plural of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
divisible by two
From this reading “May I not even mention them?”
the organ of sight
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
marked by casual disrespect
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
plural of “knee” — hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “May I not even mention them?”
make reference to
From this reading “May I not even mention them?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
plural of “pardon” — the act of excusing a mistake or offense
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
term of address for a man
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “May I not even mention them?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “A thousand pardons, I’m on my knees.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But your aunts--” There was such a flash of war in her eye that I stopped.
a Caucasian
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I will not have you so impudent, sir!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No, there are other white people here--there goes your nose again!”
Chapter 15 of Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 15 holds 188 sentences of Lady Baltimore, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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