Chapter 13 of Miss Con is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Miss Con is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LETTERS—VARIOUS. FROM MAGGIE TO NELLIE. April 15. DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany. The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
Chapter 13 of Miss Con is here in full — 192 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading “DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.”
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “April 15.”
a special loved one
From this reading “DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.”
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading “DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.”
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.”
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading “The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.”
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From this reading April 15.
plural of “account” — a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading April 15.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
a special loved one
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MAGGIE TO NELLIE.
a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the act of departing
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
the literary culture
From this reading LETTERS—VARIOUS.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM MAGGIE TO NELLIE.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FROM MAGGIE TO NELLIE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
in the near future
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FROM MAGGIE TO NELLIE.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading LETTERS—VARIOUS.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading DARLING NELLIE,—We are all so glad to hear better accounts of sweetest Mother, and that she likes the idea of going soon to Germany.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The weather has been so lovely this week, that tennis is beginning, and I am getting several invitations.
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