Chapter 21 of The Celebrity at Home is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Celebrity at Home is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Shall I type your Good-bye to George?" I asked Mother. She said, "What do you mean?" I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?" She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
Chapter 21 of The Celebrity at Home is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading “She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “"Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “She said, "What do you mean?"”
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “"Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"”
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading “I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"”
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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anew
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked Mother.
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
in fear
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
a farewell remark
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
go away from a place
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
used to form the superlative
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I asked Mother.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
a small stiff cushion into which pins are stuck ready for use
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
inflected form of “pin” — to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She laughed, and I again thought her most fearfully casual.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I said, "The one you will leave pinned to your pincushion in the usual place?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She said, "What do you mean?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Shall I type your Good-bye to George?"
Chapter 21 of The Celebrity at Home by Violet Hunt holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 429 sentences of The Celebrity at Home, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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