Chapter 12 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1. Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch. But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing. He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place. Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
Chapter 12 of The Brimming Cup is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.”
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading “ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.”
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading “ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.”
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.”
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading “Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.”
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading “Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.”
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From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
united by being of the same opinion
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
used as intensifiers
From this reading But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
take the midday meal
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
an excavation that is (usually) filled with water
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
express in words
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE EAGLE ROCK BROOK July 1.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading But then Mr. Welles was awfully nice about agreeing.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
precisely as stated
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Paul was very much pleased that Mr. Welles agreed with him so perfectly about the hour and place for lunch.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
an affirmative
From this reading He said, now, "Yes, I believe this would be the best place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Here by the pool, on that big rock, as you say.
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