Chapter 10 of Once a week is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Once a week is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END (MRS. BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up. There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there. For once Dr. Dick was nonplussed! "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
Chapter 10 of Once a week is here in full — 24 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading “There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “For once Dr. Dick was nonplussed!”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.”
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
characterized by energy and vigor
From this reading “There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.”
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.”
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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 There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
someone who is a detective
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END (MRS.
at any time
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For once Dr. Dick was nonplussed!
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE END (MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
not one, and not any
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading For once Dr. Dick was nonplussed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
on one occasion
From this reading For once Dr. Dick was nonplussed!
a separate part of a whole
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
plural of “resume” — short descriptive summary (of events)
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END (MRS.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
characterized by energy and vigor
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
plural of “wife” — a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading There was a baffled look on his virile face which none of his previous wives had ever seen there.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading BARCLAY _resumes_) At this point in The Little Grey Woman's story handsome Dr. Dick put down his third piece of cake and got up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is there much more of your story?" he asked.
Chapter 10 of Once a week by A. A. (Alan Alexander) Milne holds 24 sentences, grouped into 5 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.
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