Chapter 16 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC. 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room. 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.' 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction. 'There's Uncle Howroyd.
Chapter 16 of Sarah's School Friend is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading “'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.”
the ordinal number of fifty in counting order
From this reading “'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'”
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.”
possessive form of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading “THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.”
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading “'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'”
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading “THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.”
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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 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
plural of “ache” — a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
exhale hard
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
dearly loved
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
the ordinal number of fifty in counting order
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
the act of departing
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's Uncle Howroyd.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
possessive form of “millionaire” — a person whose material wealth is valued at more than a million dollars
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.
the act of driving an automobile
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MILLIONAIRE'S PICNIC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'There's Uncle Howroyd.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading 'There's Uncle Howroyd.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
at the time that
From this reading 'Oh dear! my head aches, at any rate,' sighed Horatia when they came out of about the fiftieth room.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I am glad we are going motoring; it will blow my headache away.'
in the company of; together with
From this reading 'Ay, it's a big place, is Clay's,' said the millionaire with an air of satisfaction.
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