Chapter 14 of Prudence Says So is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Prudence Says So is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind. I'm going to be an author." "An author," scoffed Carol. "You! I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
Chapter 14 of Prudence Says So is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.”
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “I'm going to be an author."”
-ing form of “boost” — increase
From this reading “BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.”
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading “"An author," scoffed Carol.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.”
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading “BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.”
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading “"An author," scoffed Carol.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
-ing form of “boost” — increase
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
joyful religious song celebrating the birth of Christ
From this reading "An author," scoffed Carol.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
being one more than ten
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
in a grave and sober manner
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
joined in matrimony
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
past form of “scoff” — laugh at with contempt and derision
From this reading "An author," scoffed Carol.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to be an author."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I thought you were going to get married and have eleven children."
at the time that
From this reading BOOSTING CONNIE Connie was past fifteen when she announced gravely one day, "I've changed my mind.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!
Chapter 14 of Prudence Says So by Ethel Hueston holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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