Chapter 29 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A DISCLOSURE. "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days. What a beautiful moon there was last night! I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below. Quite a _fête champêtre_.
Chapter 29 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or to a lower level than something
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading “A DISCLOSURE.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading “What a beautiful moon there was last night!”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading “I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.”
a full supply
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “"Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.”
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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 DISCLOSURE.
(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 I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
the speech act of making something evident
From this reading A DISCLOSURE.
set up or found
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
the act of departing
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
immediately past
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
on one occasion
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
a full supply
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Quite a _fête champêtre_.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
(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, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a beautiful moon there was last night!
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I put up my window to look at it, and all at once I found there was a party going on below.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Well, young ladies!" said Mrs. Sam Hurst, "I left you very quiet, but there seems to be plenty going on now-a-days.
Chapter 29 of Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
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