Chapter 8 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. KENNEDY'S NOTIONS. "How we talk in the little town below!" "PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING. "A REGULAR niminy-piminy-molly-coddle!
Chapter 8 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “"How we talk in the little town below!"”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “"PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.”
possessive form of “kennedy” — 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “KENNEDY'S NOTIONS.”
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading “KENNEDY'S NOTIONS.”
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading “"PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.”
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading “"A REGULAR niminy-piminy-molly-coddle!”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “"How we talk in the little town below!"”
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading “"How we talk in the little town below!"”
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.
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In this reading “"How we talk in the little town below!"”
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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 REGULAR niminy-piminy-molly-coddle!
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading "PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
possessive form of “kennedy” — 35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading KENNEDY'S NOTIONS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A REGULAR niminy-piminy-molly-coddle!
plural of “notion” — a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading KENNEDY'S NOTIONS.
plural of “pass” — (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls
From this reading "PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading "PIPPA PASSES": R. BROWNING.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading "A REGULAR niminy-piminy-molly-coddle!
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "How we talk in the little town below!"
Chapter 8 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 8 holds 216 sentences of Miss Devereux, spinster, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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