Chapter 27 of The Daughter Pays is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Daughter Pays is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me? Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!' Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti. "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris. "What have you been filling me up with?
Chapter 27 of The Daughter Pays is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading “LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?”
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading “"What have you been filling me up with?”
emerge from the eggs
From this reading “LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?”
take the midday meal
From this reading “LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?”
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading “"You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.”
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading “Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'”
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading “Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.”
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In this reading “LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?”
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anew
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
maintain with or as if with a bet
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
a framework that supports climbing plants
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
any material that fills a space or container
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
emerge from the eggs
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
take the midday meal
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
To recall to mind.
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
English poet and painter who was a leader of the Pre-Raphaelites (1828-1882)
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
at the time that
From this reading LUNCH AT PERLEY HATCH "_Shall I not one day remember thy bower, One day when all days are one day to me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Yearning, 'Ah, God, if again it might be!'_"--D. G. Rossetti.
but in spite of that
From this reading Thinking, 'I stirred not, and yet had the power!'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What have you been filling me up with?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You're not the sort to bet on, Percy," remarked Joey Ferris.
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