Chapter 28 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW THINGS CAME ABOUT. THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?" "Just for a minute." Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next. "Nancy Dunn?"
Chapter 28 of Ready, aye ready! is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “"Just for a minute."”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"Nancy Dunn?"”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.”
a male human offspring
From this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
In this reading “THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"”
In this reading “"Just for a minute."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Just for a minute."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW THINGS CAME ABOUT.
quickly and without warning
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW THINGS CAME ABOUT.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nancy Dunn?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Just for a minute."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW THINGS CAME ABOUT.
and nothing more
From this reading "Just for a minute."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading "Just for a minute."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "Nancy Dunn?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
a male human offspring
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading HOW THINGS CAME ABOUT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE next evening Mrs. Stuart asked abruptly of her son— "Seen any of the Dunns to-day?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Archie questioned with himself what might be coming next.
Chapter 28 of Ready, aye ready! by Agnes Giberne holds 110 sentences, grouped into 22 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 28 holds 110 sentences of Ready, aye ready!, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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