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Chapter 3 of Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
III Third day out. All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise. This is a queer old Atlantic. SMITH'S LOG. Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
Chapter 3 of Little Miss Grouch A Narrative Based on is here in full — 460 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading “This is a queer old Atlantic.”
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading “All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.”
belonging to some prior time
From this reading “Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.”
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading “All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “SMITH'S LOG.”
during or for the length of one night
From this reading “Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.”
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “SMITH'S LOG.”
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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 This is a queer old Atlantic.
(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 kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
the 2nd largest ocean; separates North and South America on the west from Europe and Africa on the east
From this reading This is a queer old Atlantic.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading III Third day out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
manner of acting or controlling yourself
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
belonging to some prior time
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading III Third day out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is a queer old Atlantic.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading SMITH'S LOG.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading This is a queer old Atlantic.
in other respects or ways
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading III Third day out.
during or for the length of one night
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
a human being
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading This is a queer old Atlantic.
possessive form of “smith” — Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading SMITH'S LOG.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading III Third day out.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is a queer old Atlantic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading All kinds of doings, weather and otherwise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
which person or people
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Overnight, Mrs. Charlton Denyse (wife of an erstwhile Charley Dennis who had made his pile in the wheat-pit) was a busy person.
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