Chapter 8 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly. “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry. I’m a competent mechanic, too. At least I thought I was before this happened. “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
Chapter 8 of Lady Bountiful is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading ““All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.”
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading ““I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.”
a young female
From this reading ““All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “At least I thought I was before this happened.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “At least I thought I was before this happened.”
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading ““I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.”
by chance
From this reading ““Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.”
for a short time
From this reading ““I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
later than; following
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
(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 “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
switch for reversing the direction of an electric current
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
properly or sufficiently qualified or capable or efficient
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
a young female
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
a craftsman skilled in operating machine tools
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
precisely, exactly
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
for a short time
From this reading “I’m a competent mechanic,” he said shortly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All right,” said the girl, “don’t be angry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I’m a competent mechanic, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At least I thought I was before this happened.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Perhaps,” said Geoffrey, “you didn’t put the commutator back right after you took it out.
Chapter 8 of Lady Bountiful by George A. Birmingham holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of Lady Bountiful, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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