Chapter 20 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!" "There you are at it again, Judith. I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related." "Anyhow, here comes Cousin Ann!" "Comes where?
Chapter 20 of The Comings of Cousin Ann is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “"Anyhow, here comes Cousin Ann!"”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."”
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"”
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading “"There you are at it again, Judith.”
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading “I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."”
accept gladly
From this reading “A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"”
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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 A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
anew
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading "Anyhow, here comes Cousin Ann!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
divisible by two
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
express in words
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
accept gladly
From this reading A Heart-warming Welcome "Mumsy, here comes Cousin Ann!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Comes where?
which person or people
From this reading I say shame on you for calling people cousin who don't even know they are related."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There you are at it again, Judith.
Chapter 20 of The Comings of Cousin Ann by Emma Speed Sampson holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 20 holds 108 sentences of The Comings of Cousin Ann, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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