Chapter 10 of The Convert is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Convert is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'I will now call upon the last speaker. Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.' 'Oh, I sy!' ''Ere's Miss Blunt.' 'Not that little one?'
Chapter 10 of The Convert is here in full — 437 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/87 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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react verbally
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “'I will now call upon the last speaker.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “'I will now call upon the last speaker.”
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'”
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In this reading “'I will now call upon the last speaker.”
In this reading “'I will now call upon the last speaker.”
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later than; following
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
react verbally
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
having a broad or rounded end
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ''Ere's Miss Blunt.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
immediately past
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading 'Not that little one?'
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not that little one?'
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, I sy!'
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Not that little one?'
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Oh, I sy!'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'Not that little one?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading 'I will now call upon the last speaker.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I will answer any general questions _after_ Miss Ernestine Blunt has spoken.'
Chapter 10 of The Convert by Elizabeth Robins holds 437 sentences, grouped into 88 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 10 holds 437 sentences of The Convert, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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