Chapter 13 of Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.” “Is it? How charming! What shall we do?” “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
Chapter 13 of Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading “_JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.””
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “How charming!”
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading ““Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.”
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading ““Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading “_JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.””
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “_JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.””
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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 “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
(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 “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading How charming!
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
dearly loved
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What shall we do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How charming!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it?
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we do?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we do?”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading _JOHN’S BIRTHDAY._ “MY dear Lillie,” quoth John one morning, “next week Wednesday is my birthday.”
(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, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What shall we do?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Well, Lillie, it has always been our custom—Grace’s and mine—to give a grand _fête_ here to all our work-people.
Chapter 13 of Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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 13 holds 179 sentences of Pink and White Tyranny A Society Novel, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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