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Chapter 6 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance. Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty. "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time." Patty hesitated. "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
Chapter 6 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Patty hesitated.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."”
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading “SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.”
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “"I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.”
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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 Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
later than; following
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
(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 "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
for the reason that
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
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From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Patty hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Kit Cameron made a bee-line for Patty.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
and nothing more
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
plural of “suitor” — a man who courts a woman
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
a special situation
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading SUITORS After supper the whole party went to the large drawing-room to dance.
disposed or inclined toward
From this reading "I'm willing, Mr. Cameron," she said, "but for one thing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You'll give me the first dance, won't you?" he said, simply, "because I've stayed away from you all supper time."
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