Chapter 34 of Nobody is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of Nobody is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RULES. The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings. Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it. Madge came home in a great state of delight. "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
Chapter 34 of Nobody is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading “The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Madge came home in a great state of delight.”
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “"It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.”
plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “RULES.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.”
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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 Madge came home in a great state of delight.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
several things grouped together or considered as a whole
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Madge came home in a great state of delight.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Madge came home in a great state of delight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Madge came home in a great state of delight.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Madge came home in a great state of delight.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
and nothing more
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
plural of “painting” — graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading RULES.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Madge came home in a great state of delight.
carry out
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The next day Mr. Dillwyn came to take Madge to see Brett's Collection of Paintings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was so nice!" she explained to her sister; "just as nice as it could be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
but in spite of that
From this reading Mrs. Wishart declared herself not yet up to it.
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