Chapter 24 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO IS CHLOE? Cablegram! Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office. She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night. "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
Chapter 24 of Mimi at Sheridan School is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading “Cablegram!”
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.”
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading “"You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.”
ruined or disrupted
From this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
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In this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
In this reading “She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.”
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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 She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
a telegram sent abroad
From this reading Cablegram!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHO IS CHLOE?
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From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHO IS CHLOE?
immediately past
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
above and across; more than
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
plural of “package” — a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
a person who is head of an administrative department of government
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
ruined or disrupted
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mimi dropped her packages and ran for the office.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
which person or people
From this reading WHO IS CHLOE?
an employee who performs manual or industrial labor
From this reading She almost fell over a workman who was busy replacing the glass she had shattered last night.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a cablegram for me?" she asked Dr. Barnes' secretary.
Chapter 24 of Mimi at Sheridan School by Anne Pence Davis holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 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 24 holds 231 sentences of Mimi at Sheridan School, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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