Chapter 25 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"NOT IN MY SET." "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam! And hey, sweet ane-and-twenty, Tam!" R. BURNS. SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
Chapter 25 of Miss Devereux, spinster is here in full — 202 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “R. BURNS.”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"NOT IN MY SET."”
an instance of visual perception
From this reading “SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “And hey, sweet ane-and-twenty, Tam!"”
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading “"And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!”
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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 SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading R. BURNS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And hey, sweet ane-and-twenty, Tam!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "NOT IN MY SET."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "NOT IN MY SET."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "NOT IN MY SET."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!
above and across; more than
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
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 R. BURNS.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "NOT IN MY SET."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading And hey, sweet ane-and-twenty, Tam!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
a woolen cap of Scottish origin
From this reading "And oh, for ane-and-twenty, Tam!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SYBELLA DEVEREUX, with a dinner-party hanging over her head, was a sight to see.
Chapter 25 of Miss Devereux, spinster by Agnes Giberne holds 202 sentences, grouped into 41 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 25 holds 202 sentences of Miss Devereux, spinster, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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