Chapter 4 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROF. POPPENDORF'S LECTURE. We all sat at supper on Thursday evening. There was a general air of expectation. It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
Chapter 4 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading “There was a general air of expectation.”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “There was a general air of expectation.”
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading “There was a general air of expectation.”
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading “POPPENDORF'S LECTURE.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.”
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In this reading “We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.”
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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 There was a general air of expectation.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
(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 We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
deliver a lecture or talk
From this reading POPPENDORF'S LECTURE.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
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From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POPPENDORF'S LECTURE.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading PROF.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was on this evening that Prof. Poppendorf was to give his lecture.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a general air of expectation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We all sat at supper on Thursday evening.
Chapter 4 of The Disagreeable Woman: A Social Mystery by Horatio, Jr. Alger holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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