Chapter 34 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BRIDE! Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed. "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice. And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face. "Good heavens--fire--water!
Chapter 34 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “THE BRIDE!”
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading “Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “"Good heavens--fire--water!”
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “"Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.”
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading “Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.”
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading “Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.”
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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 Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading THE BRIDE!
a manservant (usually the head servant of a household) who has charge of wines and the table
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Good heavens--fire--water!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good heavens--fire--water!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "Good heavens--fire--water!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
a particular point in time
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
plural of “peter” — disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
(of something seen or heard) clearly defined
From this reading "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
wipe with a sponge, so as to clean or moisten
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
having a supporting base
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BRIDE!
not liable to error
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading And at the same moment the sponge descended with unerring aim on the sleeper's upturned face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Maria," she said, in her sharp voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "Good heavens--fire--water!
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Peters was lying in sound slumber, and Mrs. Butler, with a wet sponge in her hand, was standing over the little spinster's bed.
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