Chapter 6 of Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up. Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable. I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak." "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing. "You see it is this way.
Chapter 6 of Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City is here in full — 420 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “"You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.”
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.”
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."”
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “"You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.”
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.”
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading “Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.”
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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bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “"You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
(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 I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see it is this way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You see it is this way.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading "I’m not making you uncomfortable, am I?" asked Gorham looking up and half laughing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see it is this way.
express in speech
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
express in words
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You see it is this way.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
precisely as stated
From this reading Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading Perfunctory visits are very uncomfortable.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "You see it is this way.
at the time that
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I think you had better return to your friend, and tell him that Priscilla would not allow you to speak."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You tempt me to wish I had been out when your card came up.
Chapter 6 of Sweet Clover: A Romance of the White City by Clara Louise Burnham holds 420 sentences, grouped into 84 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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