Chapter 9 of Rachel Ray is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Rachel Ray is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. PRONG AT HOME. Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings. Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her. "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
Chapter 9 of Rachel Ray is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
causing dejection
From this reading “Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.”
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading “Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
existing or coming before
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
a pointed projection
From this reading “PRONG AT HOME.”
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading “Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.”
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a reception held in your own home
In this reading “PRONG AT HOME.”
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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 Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
causing dejection
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
temporary living quarters
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
existing or coming before
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
first in rank or degree
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
a pointed projection
From this reading PRONG AT HOME.
(logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
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From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs. Tappitt's ball was celebrated on a Tuesday, and on the preceding Monday Mrs. Prime moved herself off, bag and baggage, to Miss Pucker's lodgings.
at the time that
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Pucker had been elated with a dismal joy when the proposition was first made to her.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes; it was very dreadful.
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