Chapter 1 of Patty—Bride is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Patty—Bride is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!” “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear. I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him. And that’s all there is about it.” “Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it.
Chapter 1 of Patty—Bride is here in full — 255 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/51 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Bound written or printed works.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.”
take in marriage
From this reading “I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “_Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!””
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
and nothing more
From this reading “_Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!””
be standing; be upright
From this reading “_Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!””
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.”
In this reading “_Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And that’s all there is about it.”
(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 And that’s all there is about it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
dearly loved
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
the act of departing
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that’s all there is about it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
take in marriage
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
similar things placed in order or happening one after another
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
and nothing more
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I’m engaged to Little Billee, and some day I’m going to marry him.
be standing; be upright
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, no, Patty, that isn’t all about it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And that’s all there is about it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading And that’s all there is about it.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading _Author of_ _The_ TWO LITTLE WOMEN _Series_ _The_ MARJORIE _Books_ _etc._ “I can’t _stand_ it, Patty, I simply _can’t_ stand it!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But you’ll have to, Phil, dear.
Chapter 1 of Patty—Bride by Carolyn Wells holds 255 sentences, grouped into 51 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 1 holds 255 sentences of Patty—Bride, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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