Chapter 27 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet. “There’s Gazza!” she cried. “We’ll make him sing!” And on the instant she was gone down the companionway. Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Chapter 27 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading “And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.”
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.”
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.”
move hurridly
From this reading “Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.”
vigorous and animated
From this reading “Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.”
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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 Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
(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 Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Having no one else present.
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
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From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
a stairway or ladder that leads from one deck to another on a ship
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
any of various platforms built into a vessel
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
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From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
destroyed or killed
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
the act of departing
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
engage in
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
deliver by singing
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
in the near future
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
move hurridly
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “There’s Gazza!” she cried.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
vigorous and animated
From this reading Vivacious measures from the piano brought Kitty to her feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And on the instant she was gone down the companionway.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “We’ll make him sing!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bohm followed her with a less agitated speed, and soon all were gone below, leaving John and me alone on the deck, sitting together in silence.
Chapter 27 of Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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 27 holds 177 sentences of Lady Baltimore, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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