Chapter 16 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?" Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour. "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily. "Want to borrow a fiver?" "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
Chapter 16 of Patty and Azalea is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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get temporarily
From this reading “"Want to borrow a fiver?"”
a boy or man
From this reading “PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"”
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading “"No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.”
a large number or amount
From this reading “"Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.”
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"”
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading “PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"”
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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 PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
(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 PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
get temporarily
From this reading "Want to borrow a fiver?"
the two together, not just one
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
a boy or man
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
plural of “end” — either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
a United States bill worth 5 dollars
From this reading "Want to borrow a fiver?"
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
and nothing more
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
a large number or amount
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
engage in
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
come together
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
the force of workers available
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
possessive form of “philip” — Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
express the need or desire for
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
not in physical motion
From this reading "No; I'm still able to make both ends meet.
carry out
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Phil said to Farnsworth, as the two men met in the hall just before the dinner hour.
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Take all you want, I've lots of it," returned the other, cheerily.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PHILIP'S REQUEST "Give me a few minutes of your valuable time all to myself, will you, old chap?"
Chapter 16 of Patty and Azalea by Carolyn Wells holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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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