Chapter 3 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
His eye caught mine quickly. 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment. 'Only a week,' I nodded. 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk! Only going to stop a week?
Chapter 3 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking funds
From this reading “'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!”
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
From this reading “'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “'Only a week,' I nodded.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!”
with speed
From this reading “His eye caught mine quickly.”
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!”
your own wife
In this reading “'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!”
In this reading “'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.”
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 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
lacking funds
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading His eye caught mine quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
a young person of either sex
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
dearly loved
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
the organ of sight
From this reading His eye caught mine quickly.
the act of departing
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His eye caught mine quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Only a week,' I nodded.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His eye caught mine quickly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading 'Only a week,' I nodded.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
and nothing more
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
with speed
From this reading His eye caught mine quickly.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'My dear child,' the Cantankerous Old Lady broke out, 'what nonsense you do talk!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, you're only going to stop a week, then, Miss Cayley?' he put in, with an air of disappointment.
Chapter 3 of Miss Cayley's Adventures by Grant Allen holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 3 holds 417 sentences of Miss Cayley's Adventures, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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