Chapter 1 of The Adventures of an Ugly Girl is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Adventures of an Ugly Girl is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“As ithers see us.”—BURNS. “COME, Dora! I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste. They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.” “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of an Ugly Girl is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading ““As ithers see us.”—BURNS.”
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading “They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.””
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading ““You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.”
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading ““You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.””
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading “They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.””
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.”
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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In this reading “They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.””
In this reading “I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “As ithers see us.”—BURNS.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading “As ithers see us.”—BURNS.
the quality of not being careful or taking pains
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
plural of “claim” — an assertion of a right (as to money or property)
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “COME, Dora!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “COME, Dora!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “As ithers see us.”—BURNS.
engage in
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “As ithers see us.”—BURNS.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “As ithers see us.”—BURNS.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
precisely as stated
From this reading “You are very good to ignore my own claims to attention so utterly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I shall never be ready, if you don’t make haste.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading They will be here in ten minutes, and my hair is not half so nice as it ought to be, thanks to your carelessness.”
Chapter 1 of The Adventures of an Ugly Girl by George, Mrs. Corbett holds 283 sentences, grouped into 57 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 1 holds 283 sentences of The Adventures of an Ugly Girl, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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