Chapter 32 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING. Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home. It was the night before the wedding. Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof. Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
Chapter 32 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.”
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading “Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.”
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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 Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
a young female
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the night before the wedding.
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From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
express in words
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet had a good deal to say to her girl.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Surely on that night the bride ought to come early to sleep under her mother's roof.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the night before the wedding.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading THE NIGHT BEFORE THE WEDDING.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Mrs. Meadowsweet wondered why Beatrice did not come home.
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