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Chapter 3 of Love Me Little, Love Me Long is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys. Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.” She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony! Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul. He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
Chapter 3 of Love Me Little, Love Me Long is here in full — 507 sentences across 102 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading “He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.”
third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.””
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading “LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.”
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading “She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!”
a strong liking
From this reading “She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!”
receiving deferential regard
From this reading “She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!”
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
exhale hard
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
plural of “coal” — fossil fuel consisting of carbonized vegetable matter deposited in the Carboniferous period
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
and nothing more
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
a form of address for a man
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
not any; not one
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
a strong liking
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
a statement that expresses a personal opinion or belief or adds information
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
receiving deferential regard
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
precisely, exactly
From this reading He had to blow the coals of conversation right and left.
express in words
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
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From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
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From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
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From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Of these trios Mr. Fountain was the true soul.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
possessive form of “uncle” — the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She made no remark; she respected her uncle's preference; besides--the pony!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her uncle used merely to say to her: “Talboys dines with us to-day.”
produce a literary work
From this reading LUCY was not called on to write any more formal invitations to Mr. Talboys.
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