Chapter 10 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night. Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be. Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch." "Thank you, Len. Whom are you going to have?
Chapter 10 of Mrs. Red Pepper is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.”
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.”
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.”
not formal
From this reading “Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."”
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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 AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Whom are you going to have?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
plural of “dinner” — the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
the act of departing
From this reading Whom are you going to have?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Whom are you going to have?
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
not formal
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thank you, Len.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
above and across; more than
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Just a few people, and as informal as dinners on hot August evenings should be.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you, Len.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Afterward we'll spend the time on the porch."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whom are you going to have?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AFTER DINNER "Charlotte Chase Ruston, I want you to come over to a little dinner to-night.
Chapter 10 of Mrs. Red Pepper by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 10 holds 228 sentences of Mrs. Red Pepper, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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