Chapter 15 of Minerva's Manoeuvres is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Minerva's Manoeuvres is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE-FOURTH-OF-JULY. A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time. We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert. It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward. The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
Chapter 15 of Minerva's Manoeuvres is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.”
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.”
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading “We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.”
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading “It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.”
at a previous time
From this reading “The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.”
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.”
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where the air is unconfined
In this reading “We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.”
In this reading “A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.”
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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 A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
any thing at all
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
a performance of music by players or singers not involving theatrical staging
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
having been prepared for eating by the application of heat
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
at a previous time
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
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From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
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From this reading THE-FOURTH-OF-JULY.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We spent our days in the open air, and Minerva spent her days practising for the concert.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A WEEK of lovely weather made us forget time.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The meals were, if anything, more delicious than formerly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading It was wonderful with what expedition she cooked our meals and cleaned up afterward.
Chapter 15 of Minerva's Manoeuvres by Charles Battell Loomis holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 15 holds 213 sentences of Minerva's Manoeuvres, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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