Chapter 21 of The Annes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Annes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call. “This is Mr. Latham. May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire. “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana. “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Chapter 21 of The Annes is here in full — 321 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.”
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading ““I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.”
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.”
an artist who paints
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “_Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
possessive form of “anne” — Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
the short low gruff noise of the kind made by hogs
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
an artist who paints
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
express in speech
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “This is Mr. Latham.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Wilberforce, the Painter_ Bibiana, little Anne’s former nurse, answered the telephone call.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading May I speak to Miss Berkley?” said the voice at the other end of the wire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I want Miss Berkley, Miss Anne Berkley, please,” Richard insisted, and Bibiana turned away with a grunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you want Mrs. Paul, that was Miss Joan?” asked Bibiana.
Chapter 21 of The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart holds 321 sentences, grouped into 65 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 21 holds 321 sentences of The Annes, unabridged, divided into 65 reading sections.
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