Chapter 21 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down. You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain. "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence. "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl? Is she crazy?"
Chapter 21 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading “You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Is she crazy?"”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.”
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading “"Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.”
be seated
From this reading “A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.”
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading “You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.”
express a supposition
From this reading “"What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?”
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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 A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
(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 A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Is she crazy?"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
dearly loved
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
a young female
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
discretion in practical affairs
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
be seated
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
(sports) the act of swinging or striking at a ball with a club or racket or bat or cue or hand
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
express a supposition
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What do you suppose is the matter with that girl?
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From this reading "Why wouldn't she, the dear child?" cried Prudence.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You look like you'd had a stroke," declared the captain.
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From this reading A WAY OUT "Ida May, you'd better sit down.
Chapter 21 of Sheila of Big Wreck Cove: A Story of Cape Cod by James A. Cooper holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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