Chapter 10 of The Great Experience is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Great Experience is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Betty's New Friends. Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home. She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office. After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood. "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
Chapter 10 of The Great Experience is here in full — 97 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."”
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading “After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.”
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading “After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.”
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading “Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “"Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.”
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.”
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leave
In this reading “Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.”
In this reading “Betty's New Friends.”
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later than; following
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
(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 After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
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From this reading Betty's New Friends.
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From this reading "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
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From this reading She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office.
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From this reading She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Betty's New Friends.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office.
the act of departing
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Betty's New Friends.
the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals
From this reading She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading She gave the number of Dr. Cadman's office.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading "Is this Dr. Cadman?" she asked of the pleasant "Hello."
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
express in speech
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
past form of “tremble” — move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Betty's hand trembled as she took off the receiver of the phone at the Mission Home.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
a late time of life
From this reading After all these years she was going to speak with this friend, her ideal of manhood.
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