Chapter 31 of Miss Con is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of Miss Con is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CROOKED AND STRAIGHT. GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY. February 20. Saturday. No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
Chapter 31 of Miss Con is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.”
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading “CROOKED AND STRAIGHT.”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY.”
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading “February 20.”
possessive form of “hepburn” — United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
From this reading “GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “Saturday.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “CROOKED AND STRAIGHT.”
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From this reading February 20.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CROOKED AND STRAIGHT.
react verbally
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
having or marked by bends or angles; not straight or aligned
From this reading CROOKED AND STRAIGHT.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY.
the month following January and preceding March
From this reading February 20.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
possessive form of “hepburn” — United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
From this reading GLADYS HEPBURN'S DIARY.
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
not any; not one
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Saturday.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
successive (without a break)
From this reading CROOKED AND STRAIGHT.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
but in spite of that
From this reading No answer has come yet from the Society about my MS.
Chapter 31 of Miss Con by Agnes Giberne holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 31 holds 248 sentences of Miss Con, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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