Chapter 18 of Round the Corner in Gay Street is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Round the Corner in Gay Street is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of." "Have you, Shirley dear? And are you going to tell it to me?" "I am, indeed. Listen.
Chapter 18 of Round the Corner in Gay Street is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
dearly loved
From this reading “"Have you, Shirley dear?”
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “"I am, indeed.”
hear with intention
From this reading “Listen.”
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
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 “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
In this reading “CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am, indeed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
pleasing or delighting
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
dearly loved
From this reading "Have you, Shirley dear?
at any time
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
the act of departing
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
any of various leafy plants or their leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you, Shirley dear?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am, indeed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "I am, indeed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
hear with intention
From this reading Listen.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Have you, Shirley dear?
express in words
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And are you going to tell it to me?"
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading CHRISTMAS GREENS "Jane, I’ve the most charming plan in my head for Christmas week you ever heard of."
Chapter 18 of Round the Corner in Gay Street by Grace S. (Grace Smith) Richmond holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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 18 holds 230 sentences of Round the Corner in Gay Street, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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