Chapter 27 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE. "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January. "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha. "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?" "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
Chapter 27 of The Cruise of the "Lively Bee" is here in full — 92 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading “"To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “"To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.”
full of life and energy
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “"You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"”
join again
From this reading “"To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “"To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.”
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by three orders of magnitude
In this reading “"No, dear, a thousand times, no.”
In this reading “AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.”
In this reading “"To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.”
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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 "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
dearly loved
From this reading "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
go away from a place
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
full of life and energy
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
leave undone or leave out
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.
join again
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Alas! that it should be so," responded Bertha.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading "No, dear, a thousand times, no.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To-morrow, Bertha, I must leave the city to rejoin the _Lively Bee_," said Tempest to his bride, on the evening of the fifth day of January.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading AN UNEXPECTED PLEASURE.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You would not wish me to neglect my duty?"
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