Chapter 20 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT GIRL BESS! "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her. But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy. "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out. "And I wish you would."
Chapter 20 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.”
go across or through
From this reading “"GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “"GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
give sudden release to an expression
In this reading “"You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.”
at or in the front
In this reading “But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.”
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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 But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT GIRL BESS!
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
a young female
From this reading THAT GIRL BESS!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I wish you would."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
go across or through
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
express in words
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT GIRL BESS!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "GOOD evening," Nancy said pleasantly, as she reached Bess, and was about to pass her.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "And I wish you would."
in the company of; together with
From this reading But Bess, with a sudden movement, placed herself in front of Nancy.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "And I wish you would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't never say one word more!" she burst out.
Chapter 20 of Ready, aye ready! by Agnes Giberne holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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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