Chapter 15 of Nancy Brandon is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Nancy Brandon is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?" Ruth demanded incredulously. "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy. "Manny is a wonder. She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
Chapter 15 of Nancy Brandon is here in full — 82 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/16 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth demanded incredulously.”
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading “"Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.”
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
miscellaneous curios
From this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
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.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
In this reading “She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Manny is a wonder.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
past form of “clean” — make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Ruth demanded incredulously.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
the act of departing
From this reading "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
in an incredulous manner
From this reading Ruth demanded incredulously.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Manny is a wonder.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
and nothing more
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Manny is a wonder.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
above and across; more than
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth demanded incredulously.
North American woodland herb similar to and used as substitute for the Chinese ginseng
From this reading "Going, going, going, gone!" sang back Nancy.
plural of “sell” — the activity of persuading someone to buy
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
do one's shopping
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
disposed of to a purchaser
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
miscellaneous curios
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
at the time that
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "Manny is a wonder.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She just sells and goes on with her preparations, and girls, when my store is all cleaned out I wouldn't wonder but we'll have a model class room, instead of the Whatnot Shop."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading TALKING IT OVER "You haven't really sold out?"
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