Chapter 3 of The House of Dreams-Come-True is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The House of Dreams-Come-True is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“AND this friend of your father’s? You have not heard from her yet?” Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure. “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post. But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
Chapter 3 of The House of Dreams-Come-True is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of departing
From this reading “Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading ““No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.”
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading ““No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
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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 “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
later than; following
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
the act of departing
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
for more time
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
not any; not one
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading “No. I hoped a letter might have come for me by this morning’s post.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But I’m afraid I shall be on your hands a day or two longer”--smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Jean and Madame de Varigny were breakfasting together the morning after Peterson’s departure.
but in spite of that
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have not heard from her yet?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “AND this friend of your father’s?
Chapter 3 of The House of Dreams-Come-True by Margaret, -1948 Pedler holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 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.
Chapter 3 holds 196 sentences of The House of Dreams-Come-True, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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