Chapter 4 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COUNTRY PARTY. "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert. "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before. Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there. Jove!
Chapter 4 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a pair who associate with one another
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.”
ten 10s
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “A COUNTRY PARTY.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.”
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.”
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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 A COUNTRY PARTY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading A COUNTRY PARTY.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
at any time
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
ten 10s
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading Jove!
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading A COUNTRY PARTY.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
a special situation
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't know that such a thing ever happened to me before.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very funny, now," said Sir Robert.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Give you my word for it, I didn't know a single soul, not one; and there must have been a couple of hundred or so there.
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