Chapter 5 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street. When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice. “It _is_ sugar,” he said. “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.” “Good Lord!” said the General.
Chapter 5 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading “When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.”
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading “When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.”
apart from; not including
From this reading ““I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.””
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.”
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading ““It _is_ sugar,” he said.”
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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 Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
an occurrence of something
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
the range within which a voice can be heard
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
apart from; not including
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good Lord!” said the General.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It _is_ sugar,” he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It _is_ sugar,” he said.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It _is_ sugar,” he said.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
a white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative
From this reading “It _is_ sugar,” he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Lord Ramelton took the General by the arm and led him a little way up the street.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
at the time that
From this reading When they were out of earshot of the crowd round the car he spoke in a low voice.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I give you my word that there’s nothing it that case except sugar.”
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Chapter 5 holds 396 sentences of Lady Bountiful, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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