Chapter 14 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch. I know you won't care to meet Richard. Come! I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room. "Eliza!
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I know you won't care to meet Richard.”
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading “"Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.”
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading “I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “"Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.”
come together
From this reading “I know you won't care to meet Richard.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.”
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.
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 I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading I know you won't care to meet Richard.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come!
dearly loved
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Eliza!
a town in north central Oklahoma
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know you won't care to meet Richard.
take the midday meal
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
come together
From this reading I know you won't care to meet Richard.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know you won't care to meet Richard.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
carry out
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I shan't be a minute putting on my bonnet;" and she hurried from the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know you won't care to meet Richard.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Enid dear, I must take you and Jane out to lunch.
Chapter 14 of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel by W. B. (William Babington) Maxwell holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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 14 holds 398 sentences of Mrs. Thompson: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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