Chapter 39 of Officer 666 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXXIX
Chapter 39 of Officer 666 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE. Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes. "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily. "I'm awake." The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
Chapter 39 of Officer 666 is here in full — 91 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “"I'm awake."”
the act of evading by going around
From this reading “THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.”
a female domestic
From this reading “The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.”
in a sleepy manner
From this reading “"All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.”
in a swift manner
From this reading “The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.”
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading “The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left 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.
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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 Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
(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 "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading "I'm awake."
the act of evading by going around
From this reading THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm awake."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
a female domestic
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
in a sleepy manner
From this reading "All right, Nanette," she said sleepily.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
in a swift manner
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CIRCUMVENTION OF AUNTIE.
remove the edges from and cut down to the desired size
From this reading The trim, rosy-cheeked maid smiled and swiftly left the room.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sadie sat up with a start and rubbed her eyes.
Chapter 39 of Officer 666 by Barton Wood Currie holds 91 sentences, grouped into 19 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 39 holds 91 sentences of Officer 666, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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