Chapter 18 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
XVIII. NOVEMBER. THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia. I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry. "She has had a hemorrhage!"
Chapter 18 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading “THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.”
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading “I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.”
a rapid active commotion
From this reading “I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.”
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading “"She has had a hemorrhage!"”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “NOVEMBER.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.”
a request to be present
From this reading “THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.”
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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 "She has had a hemorrhage!"
(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 I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
congenital absence of an arm or leg
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
for the reason that
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
having the attention diverted especially because of anxiety
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
take in solid food
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
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From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "She has had a hemorrhage!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She has had a hemorrhage!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading "She has had a hemorrhage!"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading NOVEMBER.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She has had a hemorrhage!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
a request to be present
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
carry out
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THIS morning Ernest received an early summons to Amelia.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I got out of all manner of patience with him because he would take his bath and eat his breakfast before he went, and should have driven any one else distracted by my hurry and flurry.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seventeen and one
From this reading XVIII.
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