Chapter 5 of Opportunities is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Opportunities is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour. "Well!" said Maria. "I suppose you have had a time." "A good time?" Mrs. Candy asked.
Chapter 5 of Opportunities is here in full — 466 sentences across 94 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 “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading “Mrs. Candy asked.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “"Well!" said Maria.”
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"I suppose you have had a time."”
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In this reading “Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.”
a highly pleasurable or exciting experience
In this reading “"A good time?"”
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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 "I suppose you have had a time."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
a rich sweet made of flavored sugar and often combined with fruit or nuts
From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
set up or found
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
brought together in one place
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "A good time?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "Well!" said Maria.
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From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Candy asked.
reception room in an inn or club where visitors can be received
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well!" said Maria.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Matilda found her aunt, cousin, and sister gathered in the parlour.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
(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!" said Maria.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I suppose you have had a time."
Chapter 5 of Opportunities by Susan Warner holds 466 sentences, grouped into 94 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 5 holds 466 sentences of Opportunities, unabridged, divided into 94 reading sections.
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