Chapter 27 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEN HAPPINESS SEEMED NEAR! Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky. "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively. "Mind your own business, girl. I'll take as much as I choose!
Chapter 27 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 129 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
past form of “flavor” — lend flavor to
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading “Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.”
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.
In this reading “"Mind your own business, girl.”
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 "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
later than; following
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I'll take as much as I choose!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading "Mind your own business, girl.
full of energetic and noisy activity
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading I'll take as much as I choose!
-ing form of “clatter” — make a rattling sound
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
large in number or quantity (especially of discourse)
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
plural of “dish” — a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
past form of “flavor” — lend flavor to
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
a young female
From this reading "Mind your own business, girl.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading WHEN HAPPINESS SEEMED NEAR!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I'll take as much as I choose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll take as much as I choose!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
immediately past
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Mind your own business, girl.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading WHEN HAPPINESS SEEMED NEAR!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "Mind your own business, girl.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading WHEN HAPPINESS SEEMED NEAR!
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
carry out
From this reading I'll take as much as I choose!
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
past form of “venture” — proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN HAPPINESS SEEMED NEAR!
a liquor made from fermented mash of grain
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Granny Jenks, after great bustling about and clattering of dishes, sat down at last to copious draughts of strong tea, flavored with whisky.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, granny, aren't you taking a drop too much?" ventured Liane apprehensively.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mind your own business, girl.
Chapter 27 of My Pretty Maid by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 129 sentences, grouped into 26 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 27 holds 129 sentences of My Pretty Maid, unabridged, divided into 26 reading sections.
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