Chapter 27 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LIGHTS WERE DIM. Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door. That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons. "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart. "Oh, my dear!"
Chapter 27 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “THE LIGHTS WERE DIM.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.”
a request to be present
From this reading “That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.”
possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.”
large in volume or bulk
From this reading “That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.”
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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 That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
react verbally
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, my dear!"
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading THE LIGHTS WERE DIM.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
the act of departing
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading THE LIGHTS WERE DIM.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my dear!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my dear!"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am going away, Mrs. Bell," said Miss Hart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
a request to be present
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LIGHTS WERE DIM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
precisely as stated
From this reading Early on that very morning Miss Hart tapped at Mrs. Bell's door.
possessive form of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
large in volume or bulk
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE LIGHTS WERE DIM.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading That good lady was not fully dressed, but she appeared in a voluminous morning robe to answer her young visitor's summons.
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