Chapter 11 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time. "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled. "Genelmen is all right in der way. Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies. You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
Chapter 11 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.”
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading “"Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.”
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.”
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.”
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading “With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
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From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
(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 With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
past form of “chuckle” — laugh quietly or with restraint
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
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From this reading "Genelmen is all right in der way.
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From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Genelmen is all right in der way.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Genelmen is all right in der way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Genelmen is all right in der way.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
not any; not one
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Genelmen is all right in der way.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
express in words
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
carry out
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ah hain't got nothin' to say agin genelmen as genelmen, but no one can say they is so picturefying as de ladies.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Ah suah will be glad to hab ladies about agin," he chuckled.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a broad smile Ben led the way up the stairs, talking all the time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You better take the fambly rooms, Mrs. Simmons.
Chapter 11 of Rebecca's Promise by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 11 holds 134 sentences of Rebecca's Promise, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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