Chapter 39 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL. "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead. "I think it's my turn. I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good. I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
Chapter 39 of Phoebe, Junior is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading “"Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.”
roused to anger
From this reading “I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.”
the act of testing something
From this reading “PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.”
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(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 can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
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From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
common coppery brown pit viper of upland eastern United States
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
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From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think it's my turn.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
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From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it's my turn.
immediately past
From this reading PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.
roused to anger
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I think it's my turn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
express in words
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it's my turn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the act of testing something
From this reading PHŒBE'S LAST TRIAL.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "I think it's my turn.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wanted May to hear what I had got to say, but as he's ill or mad, or something, it is not much good.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now if you please," said Mr. Copperhead.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I can't imagine what all these incantations meant, and all your play, Miss Phoebe, eyes and all.
Chapter 39 of Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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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