Chapter 10 of The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy. “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said. “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.” “Good!” Tommy said heartily.
Chapter 10 of The amazing adventures of Letitia Carberry is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading “AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.”
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading ““Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.”
the act of closing something
From this reading “AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading ““Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.””
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Tommy said heartily.”
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading “AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading ““Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.””
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading ““Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.””
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 “AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.”
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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 AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
later than; following
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
any of various primates with short tails or no tail at all
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
the act of closing something
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
intentionally conceived
From this reading “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Good!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Tommy said heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
ten 10s
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.
United States rock star singer and pianist (born in 1935)
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
being one less than one hundred and nine more than ninety
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
(electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Miss Blake is conscious,” she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “Temperature only ninety-nine, pulse a hundred and forty.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AN APE AND SOME GUINEA-PIGS Miss Lewis came in a few minutes after Briggs had gone, and, closing the door behind her, looked at Tommy.
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