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AUTHOR OF "MRS. WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC. "Well, did you ever! Where did _you_ come from?" Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
Chapter 1 of The Honorable Percival is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “AUTHOR OF "MRS.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading “Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"”
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading “Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"”
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading “WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.”
slightly wet
From this reading “Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"”
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading “Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"”
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading “WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.”
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading “WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.”
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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 WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MRS.
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From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
in a breathless manner
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a collection of things wrapped or boxed together
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
any of various types of cabbage
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did _you_ come from?"
slightly wet
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Well, did you ever!
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From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
at any time
From this reading "Well, did you ever!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did _you_ come from?"
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF "MRS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
not in physical motion
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
carry out
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
(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, did you ever!
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did _you_ come from?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WIGGS OF THE CABBAGE PATCH," "A ROMANCE OF BILLY-GOAT HILL," ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, did you ever!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her hair, still damp, was hanging about her shoulders, and she carried a bundle of bath-towels under her arm "Mr. Hascombe!" she demanded breathlessly, "you'll take me out in the surf-boat, won't you?"
Chapter 1 of The Honorable Percival by Alice Caldwell Hegan Rice holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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