Chapter 18 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you." "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!" "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself." "Patty! You amaze me!
Chapter 18 of Patty's Suitors is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affect with wonder
From this reading “You amaze me!”
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading “"Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “"Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."”
a light shade of red
From this reading “"Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"”
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading “IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."”
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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 IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
(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 "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
affect with wonder
From this reading You amaze me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
any thing at all
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
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From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You amaze me!
a form of address for a man
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
a light shade of red
From this reading "Anything at all, Patty Pink; anything, to the half of my kingdom!"
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
an open automobile having a front seat and a rumble seat
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
successive (without a break)
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
at the time that
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
during the time that
From this reading "Well, I want the little car, the runabout; and I want to go off for a little while, all by myself."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading IN THE RUNABOUT When they reached the house, Patty went straight up to Mr. Kenerley, and said in a low tone, "Jim, I want to ask a favour of you."
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