Chapter 28 of Nuttie's Father is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Nuttie's Father is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRESH START. 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?' 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula. 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.' 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
Chapter 28 of Nuttie's Father is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'”
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading “A FRESH START.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading “'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'”
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading “'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “A FRESH START.”
express a supposition
From this reading “'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.”
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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 A FRESH START.
later than; following
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading A FRESH START.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
on one occasion
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
express in words
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
capital of the state of Illinois
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A FRESH START.
express a supposition
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Mark could not finish up the business sooner.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'They come the day after to-morrow,' answered Ursula.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading 'Well, I suppose we must have them to dinner for once.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'Did you say that Mark and his wife were come to Springfield House?'
Chapter 28 of Nuttie's Father by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 126 sentences, grouped into 26 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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