Chapter 5 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think? She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted. Wonder what colour her hair used to be?" "I suppose they are all right," said Nan. "They are a little rowdy.
Chapter 5 of The Gray Dawn is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading “"Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"”
your grandmother
From this reading “"I suppose they are all right," said Nan.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"They are a little rowdy.”
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “"Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?”
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading “She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"”
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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 She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
(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 "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "They are a little rowdy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
your grandmother
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "They are a little rowdy.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I suppose they are all right," said Nan.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
lacking refinement or cultivation or taste
From this reading She's a bit vulgar, but she seems good hearted.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Wonder what colour her hair used to be?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Morrell is an amusing type, don't you think?
Chapter 5 of The Gray Dawn by Stewart Edward White holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 402 sentences of The Gray Dawn, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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