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ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress. "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked. "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual." "They have to be, so much depends on it." "Well, you look sweet.
Chapter 4 of The Builders is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading “ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.”
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.”
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"They have to be, so much depends on it."”
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading “ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.”
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading “"Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “"I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."”
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
From this reading “"I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.”
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be contingent on
In this reading “"They have to be, so much depends on it."”
to come or go into
In this reading “ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.”
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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 ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
any of various tall and stout herbs of the genus Angelica having pinnately compound leaves and small white or greenish flowers in compound umbels
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
third-person singular of “depend” — be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
put on clothes
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
being one more than seven
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
cause to be firmly attached
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
curved down like an eagle's beak
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Well, you look sweet.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."
according to the clock
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed
From this reading "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."
one of four equal parts
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose nurses learn to be punctual."
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "Well, you look sweet.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They have to be, so much depends on it."
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From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you look sweet.
at the time that
From this reading ANGELICA At a quarter of eight o'clock, when Caroline was waiting to be called, Mrs. Timberlake came in to ask if she might fasten her dress.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, you look sweet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, you're all hooked and ready," she remarked.
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