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CARVE. Well? JANET. Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate? Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
Chapter 6 of The Great Adventure is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
form by carving
From this reading “CARVE.”
in a confidential manner
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading “Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?”
express in words
From this reading “Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?”
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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 Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
plural of “biscuit” — small round bread leavened with baking-powder or soda
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
form by carving
From this reading CARVE.
in a confidential manner
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JANET.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
the amount that can be bought for a penny
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
express in words
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Do you think I don't know what biscuits are a pound?
at the time that
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well (confidentially earnest.), will you believe me when I tell you there wasn't a pennyworth of biscuits on that plate?
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