Chapter 16 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation. "I'd love it! But Amy won't accept." "Why not?" "She's terribly stiff."
Chapter 16 of The Gay Cockade is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
plural of “broiler” — an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
not moving or operating freely
From this reading “"She's terribly stiff."”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"She's terribly stiff."”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.”
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consider or hold as true
From this reading But Amy won't accept."
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From this reading But Amy won't accept."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
plural of “broiler” — an oven or part of a stove used for broiling
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Amy won't accept."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'd love it!
a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'd love it!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I'd love it!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Why not?"
the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She's terribly stiff."
not moving or operating freely
From this reading "She's terribly stiff."
used as intensifiers
From this reading "She's terribly stiff."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne, remembering certain things--broilers and fresh eggs--was thrilled by the invitation.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why not?"
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From this reading But Amy won't accept."
Chapter 16 of The Gay Cockade by Temple Bailey holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 16 holds 415 sentences of The Gay Cockade, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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