Chapter 14 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?” “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there! And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart. I can’t bear it!” “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
Chapter 14 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 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.
characteristic of a baby
From this reading “And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading ““What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading ““Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?””
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading ““What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading ““What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading ““What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!”
a person loved by another person
From this reading ““Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?””
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading ““What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.”
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 “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
(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 “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
characteristic of a baby
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
have
From this reading I can’t bear it!”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I can’t bear it!”
an employee who performs clerical work (e.g., keeps records or accounts)
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
marked by up-to-dateness in dress and manners
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can’t bear it!”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
above and across; more than
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!
a person loved by another person
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “I’ve promised to go with Frank--so there!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
male cat
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And I wish, Tom Hinton, you wouldn’t call me that babyish name, Sweetheart.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Sweetheart, will you go with me to the dance this evening?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “What then?” asked Tom Hinton, a dapper young man, with dry-goods clerk written all over him too plainly to be mistaken.
Chapter 14 of Little sweetheart by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 131 sentences, grouped into 27 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 14 holds 131 sentences of Little sweetheart, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Little sweetheart by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 131 sentences, grouped into 27 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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