Chapter 30 of The Dalrymples is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Dalrymples is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FROM MISS DALTON. "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?" Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption. Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately. She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
Chapter 30 of The Dalrymples is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
From this reading “Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.”
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “FROM MISS DALTON.”
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading “Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “"COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"”
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading “Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.”
in the recent past
From this reading “Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.”
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading “Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.”
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading “Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.”
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In this reading “Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.”
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “"COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"”
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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 Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
(chemistry) a process in which one substance permeates another; a fluid permeates or is dissolved by a liquid or solid
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading FROM MISS DALTON.
a city in eastern Iowa on the Mississippi River across from Moline and Rock Island
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FROM MISS DALTON.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
past form of “invade” — march aggressively into another's territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
in the recent past
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
the literary culture
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading FROM MISS DALTON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
showing fear and lack of confidence
From this reading Somehow Mittie had grown timid lately.
in a shy or timid or bashful manner
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
at the time that
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "COUSIN HERMIONE, what time will mother and Uncle Harvey come home?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She always had a sense of being "in the way" with Hermione.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Hermione was writing letters at a davenport, when the little voice timidly invaded her absorption.
Chapter 30 of The Dalrymples by Agnes Giberne holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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.
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