Chapter IV of Patty—Bride, “The Boys in Khaki,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IV of Patty—Bride, “The Boys in Khaki,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.” “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer. I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’” “I was not! You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
Chapter IV of Patty—Bride, “The Boys in Khaki,” is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!”
a display of bad temper
From this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
From this reading “You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!”
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
easily agitated
From this reading “I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’””
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
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In this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading ““Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.””
as might be expected
In this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
In this reading ““Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.”
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(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 I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
a display of bad temper
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth
From this reading You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
plural of “fit” — a display of bad temper
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
for more time
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
easily agitated
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I was not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
be standing; be upright
From this reading You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, it was the best plan, but I did hate to have him run off like that.”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I saw you, and you were getting all nervous and ‘stericky!’”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You exaggerate so, Bumble, and I won’t stand it!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Of course you did, Pattykins, but you would have flown into forty conniption fits if he had stayed longer.
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