Chapter 15 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back. It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it. The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner: "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself? Any other word would have spoiled it!
Chapter 15 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:”
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading “It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.”
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.”
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading “Any other word would have spoiled it!”
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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 It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
later than; following
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
react verbally
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
sloping land (especially the slope beside a body of water)
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
brought together in one place
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
wood of any of various maple trees; especially the hard close-grained wood of the sugar maple; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
capable of happening or existing
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
with speed
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BELLE HARCOURT As quickly as possible the answer came back.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a rainy day, and Adele sent the chauffeur to Maple Bank after it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three gathered in Patty's room to hear it read, and were not surprised that it ran after this manner:
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Any other word would have spoiled it!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "BELLE: How could you know the dearest way to sign yourself?
Chapter 15 of Patty's Suitors by Carolyn Wells holds 271 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.
Chapter 15 holds 271 sentences of Patty's Suitors, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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