Chapter 18 of Luke Walton is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Luke Walton is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased. "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one. This material is very nice." "It cost seventy-five cents a yard. I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."
Chapter 18 of Luke Walton is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading “"It cost seventy-five cents a yard.”
a single distinct event
From this reading “A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.”
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading “A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.”
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading “This material is very nice."”
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading “I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."”
a perceptual structure
From this reading “A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.”
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading “A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.”
being five more than seventy
From this reading “"It cost seventy-five cents a yard.”
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 A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
plural of “cent” — a fractional monetary unit of several countries
From this reading "It cost seventy-five cents a yard.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading "It cost seventy-five cents a yard.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
put on clothes
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
divisible by two
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
a single distinct event
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This material is very nice."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It cost seventy-five cents a yard.
(New Testament) the Apostle closely associated with St. Paul and traditionally assumed to be the author of the third Gospel
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading This material is very nice."
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading This material is very nice."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
a perceptual structure
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
causing intense interest, curiosity, or emotion
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
being five more than seventy
From this reading "It cost seventy-five cents a yard.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
refrain from harming
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This material is very nice."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
precisely as stated
From this reading This material is very nice."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
at the time that
From this reading A SENSATIONAL INCIDENT When Luke brought home the dress pattern his mother was much pleased.
during the time that
From this reading "I have needed a dress for a good while," she said, "but I never felt that I could spare the money to buy even a common one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was with Mrs. Merton when she bought it."
a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
From this reading "It cost seventy-five cents a yard.
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