Chapter 19 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious. She talked it over with Sulie Tyson. "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod. If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone. Her cousins are to be out of town."
Chapter 19 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading “_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Her cousins are to be out of town."”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.”
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “_In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “"I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.”
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading “She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
having a strong desire for success or achievement
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
take in solid food
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
possessive form of “nancy” — a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
above and across; more than
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Her cousins are to be out of town."
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (born in 1966)
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "I'll have Anne and her Uncle Rod.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which Christmas Comes to Crossroads._ NANCY'S plans for Christmas were ambitious.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading If she goes to him they will eat their Christmas dinner alone.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She talked it over with Sulie Tyson.
Chapter 19 of Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey holds 277 sentences, grouped into 56 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 19 holds 277 sentences of Mistress Anne, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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