Chapter 9 of Little "Why-because" is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Little "Why-because" is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon? Please mayn't we? I want to go most dreadfully." "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first." "Oh, please say 'yes!'
Chapter 9 of Little "Why-because" is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “I want to go most dreadfully."”
by chance
From this reading “"Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please mayn't we?”
a quantity of money
From this reading “"Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please mayn't we?
used to form the superlative
From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please mayn't we?
express in words
From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
a quantity of money
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to go most dreadfully."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Such a Temptation "AUNTIE ANNE, may we go to the bridge-part this afternoon?
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, please say 'yes!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Perhaps we may; but I should like you to get that sum done first."
Chapter 9 of Little "Why-because" by Agnes Giberne holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 174 sentences of Little "Why-because", unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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