Chapter 3 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The supper was long. It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good. It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal. Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies. She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
Chapter 3 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.”
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).”
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading “Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.”
plural of “jelly” — an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading “Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.”
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading “She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.”
having a margin with rounded scallops
From this reading “She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).”
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading “She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.”
In this reading “It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
cooked by frying in fat
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
as cold as ice
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
plural of “jelly” — an edible jelly (sweet or pungent) made with gelatin and used as a dessert or salad base or a coating for foods
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The supper was long.
the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
plural of “oyster” — marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
a shaky motion
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
having a margin with rounded scallops
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
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 supper was long.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Miss Julia gave her guests more than fried chicken and quivering ice-cold jellies.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The supper was long.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not of the South to offer a guest a simple meal.
edible seeds or roots or stems or leaves or bulbs or tubers or nonsweet fruits of any of numerous herbaceous plant
From this reading She gave them scalloped oysters, she gave them corn-oysters (an entirely vegetable but very “filling” dish).
precisely as stated
From this reading It might have been called a little heavy, if the food had not been so very good.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The supper was long.
Chapter 3 of Mr. And Mrs. Sên by Louise Jordan Miln holds 327 sentences, grouped into 66 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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