Chapter 15 of Oh, Money! Money! A Novel is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Oh, Money! Money! A Novel is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died. Miss Flora came home at once. James Blaisdell was already in town. Hattie was at the mountains. She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
Chapter 15 of Oh, Money! Money! A Novel is here in full — 302 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.”
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading “THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.”
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading “She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “Miss Flora came home at once.”
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading “She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “James Blaisdell was already in town.”
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
From this reading “THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.”
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading “She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading James Blaisdell was already in town.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading James Blaisdell was already in town.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
a stiff flour pudding steamed or boiled usually and containing e.g. currants and raisins and citron
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
high in price or charging high prices
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hattie was at the mountains.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Blaisdell was already in town.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading Hattie was at the mountains.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
on one occasion
From this reading Miss Flora came home at once.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FLY IN THE OINTMENT In August Father Duff died.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading James Blaisdell was already in town.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading James Blaisdell was already in town.
flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading She wrote that she could not think of coming down for the funeral, but she ordered an expensive wreath.
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