Chapter 9 of The key to Betsy's heart is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The key to Betsy's heart is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday. Would you like to go?” “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate. May I?” “Certainly.
Chapter 9 of The key to Betsy's heart is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading ““Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.”
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading ““Certainly.”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
an educational institution
From this reading “MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.”
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Would you like to go?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading May I?”
United States artist and proponent of pop art (born in 1930)
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like to go?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I?”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
an educational institution
From this reading MORE LESSONS “Betsy,” said Mrs. Johns, “school begins next Monday.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to go?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to go?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, my, yes, Aunt Kate.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to go?”
Chapter 9 of The key to Betsy's heart by Sarah Noble Ives holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 9 holds 172 sentences of The key to Betsy's heart, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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