Chapter 25 of The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What?” asked Imogen, coldly. She looked very handsome that morning. Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head. She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie. There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
Chapter 25 of The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading “There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.”
plural of “blouse” — a top worn by women
From this reading “She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.”
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading ““What?” asked Imogen, coldly.”
driving or forcing
From this reading “There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.”
superlative of “neat” — clean or organized
From this reading “She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.”
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.”
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What?” asked Imogen, coldly.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
being or having light colored skin and hair and usually blue or grey eyes
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
plural of “blouse” — a top worn by women
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “What?” asked Imogen, coldly.
a band that fits around the neck and is usually folded over
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
driving or forcing
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What?” asked Imogen, coldly.
a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
superlative of “neat” — clean or organized
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
plural of “skirt” — cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something hard but compelling about her blond beauty.
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
precisely as stated
From this reading She looked very handsome that morning.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading Not a waved golden hair was out of place on her carefully brushed head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What?” asked Imogen, coldly.
a Caucasian
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in
From this reading She wore the neatest of blue linen skirts and blouses, with a linen collar and white tie.
Chapter 25 of The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 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 25 holds 216 sentences of The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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