Chapter 16 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MCLEAN SUPPER. Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon. It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon. Meet me. Mother."
Chapter 16 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
and nothing more
From this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading “Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “THE MCLEAN SUPPER.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.”
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
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In this reading “Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.”
In this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
In this reading “It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.”
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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 Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE MCLEAN SUPPER.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Meet me.
come together
From this reading Meet me.
and nothing more
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
offensive term for a homosexual man
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading THE MCLEAN SUPPER.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nance did get a telegram from her mother that afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MCLEAN SUPPER.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
precisely as stated
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading It was very vague about trains and merely said: "Arrive in Wellington about two this afternoon.
Chapter 16 of Molly Brown's Freshman Days by Nell Speed holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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.
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