Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE KATY'S LOVER. Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible. Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling. But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers. The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
Chapter 6 of The Mystery of Metropolisville is here in full — 157 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.”
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading “Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.”
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.”
having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
From this reading “But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.”
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading “The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.”
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading “But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.”
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading “The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.”
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading “The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.”
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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 Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
how long something has existed
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
having or using the ability to act or decide according to your own discretion or judgment
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
a social unit living together
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
a young female
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
knowledge and intellectual ability
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
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From this reading LITTLE KATY'S LOVER.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE KATY'S LOVER.
a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading LITTLE KATY'S LOVER.
having notes of fixed rhythmic value
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
plural of “power” — possession of controlling influence
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
not common or ordinarily encountered; unusually great in amount or remarkable in character or kind
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Katy was fifteen and a half, according to the family Bible.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Katy was a woman grown in the depth and tenderness of her feeling.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The phenomenon of a girl in intellect with a woman's passion is not an uncommon one.
a late time of life
From this reading But Katy wasn't twelve years of age, if measured by the development of her discretionary powers.
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