Chapter 18 of Patty's Social Season is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Patty's Social Season is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right. There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room. Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off. "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty. "I'm so glad.
Chapter 18 of Patty's Social Season is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading “There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.”
-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading “There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.”
hide under a false appearance
From this reading “Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
divisible by two
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
more than is needed, desired, or required
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
-ing form of “flock” — move as a crowd or in a group
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I'm so glad.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm so glad.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
hide under a false appearance
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
precisely, exactly
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I'm so glad.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
carry out
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
in the direction of
From this reading Philip came toward them, looking for Patty, his mask already off.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, can we really take them off now?" cried Patty.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There was no extra before supper, and the guests were even now flocking to the supper-room.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading BACK TO NEW YORK Farnsworth was right.
Chapter 18 of Patty's Social Season by Carolyn Wells holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 18 holds 216 sentences of Patty's Social Season, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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