Chapter 14 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Peter? Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely. I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere. I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched. She must have thought me a veritable booby.
Chapter 14 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading “I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.”
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading “I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.”
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading “She must have thought me a veritable booby.”
an insignificant place
From this reading “I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.”
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “"Peter?”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.”
in a vague way
From this reading “Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.”
often used as intensifiers
From this reading “She must have thought me a veritable booby.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
captured, as if under a spell
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
an ignorant or foolish person
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
ten 10s
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
an insignificant place
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading "Peter?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading I was staring at Miss Armstrong like a man bewitched.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
in a vague way
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
often used as intensifiers
From this reading She must have thought me a veritable booby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Oh, he's well," I replied vaguely.
the words that are spoken
From this reading I was thinking a hundred words to the second, but my thoughts arrived nowhere.
Chapter 14 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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 412 sentences of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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