Chapter 2 of The House With Sixty Closets is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The House With Sixty Closets is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge." "What a dear little boy he is! And what did you say you called him?" For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name. "Why, we call him after your husband.
Chapter 2 of The House With Sixty Closets is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading “For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “"And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."”
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.”
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading “For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Why, we call him after your husband.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “"And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."”
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading “"And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.”
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.
In this reading “"What a dear little boy he is!”
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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 "What a dear little boy he is!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
giving or marked by complete attention to
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
later than; following
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
possessive form of “baby” — a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
a youthful male person
From this reading "What a dear little boy he is!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading And what did you say you called him?"
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
dearly loved
From this reading "What a dear little boy he is!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And what did you say you called him?"
one or the other of two
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What a dear little boy he is!
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And what did you say you called him?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "What a dear little boy he is!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
express in words
From this reading And what did you say you called him?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "And this is the baby, is it?" inquired Mrs. "Judge."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the lady was either deaf or absorbed so that she did not hear all that Ruth had said about the baby's name.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What a dear little boy he is!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And what did you say you called him?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why, we call him after your husband.
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