Chapter 6 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet." "No, my dear." "Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie. "An old lady! A friend of father's.
Chapter 6 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 116 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
dearly loved
From this reading “"No, my dear."”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “A friend of father's.”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “A friend of father's.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"An old lady!”
a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
From this reading “"Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “_TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “_TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."”
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.
your own wife
In this reading “"An old lady!”
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 A friend of father's.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "An old lady!
dearly loved
From this reading "No, my dear."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A friend of father's.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A friend of father's.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "An old lady!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "No, my dear."
a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
From this reading "Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, my dear."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A friend of father's.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "An old lady!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
which person or people
From this reading "Who is Miss Primrose?" demanded Nessie.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
but in spite of that
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _TO-DAY OR TO-MORROW._ "FATHER, you have not written to Miss Primrose yet."
Chapter 6 of Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne holds 116 sentences, grouped into 24 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 6 holds 116 sentences of Miss Primrose, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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