Chapter 15 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MISS PINCHIN. Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared. "The barber will call about ten," she said. "The barber? What for?" asked Henny.
Chapter 15 of The Daughter of a Soldier is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading “"The barber will call about ten," she said.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"The barber will call about ten," she said.”
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading “Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.”
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading “Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “MISS PINCHIN.”
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading “Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.”
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading “Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading “"The barber will call about ten," she said.”
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In this reading “"The barber will call about ten," she said.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading What for?" asked Henny.
United States composer (1910-1981)
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading What for?" asked Henny.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What for?" asked Henny.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading MISS PINCHIN.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MISS PINCHIN.
past form of “reappear” — appear again
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sharp to the minute Dawson reappeared.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What for?" asked Henny.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "The barber will call about ten," she said.
Chapter 15 of The Daughter of a Soldier by L. T. Meade holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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 15 holds 183 sentences of The Daughter of a Soldier, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 15 of The Daughter of a Soldier by L. T. Meade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 183 sentences, grouped into 37 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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