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Chapter 11 of The official chaperon is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE. On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years. Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock. Interment at Arlington. Kindly omit flowers.
Chapter 11 of The official chaperon is here in full — 209 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading “On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.”
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading “Interment at Arlington.”
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading “On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.”
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.”
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.”
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading “Kindly omit flowers.”
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading “Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.”
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In this reading “On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.”
In this reading “GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.”
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From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
a city in northern Texas between Dallas and Fort Worth
From this reading Interment at Arlington.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
dearly loved
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
plural of “expectation” — belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Kindly omit flowers.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
the ritual placing of a corpse in a grave
From this reading Interment at Arlington.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Kindly omit flowers.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading GREAT EXPECTATIONS LAWRENCE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
according to the clock
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
prevent from being included or considered or accepted
From this reading Kindly omit flowers.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the back of a military formation or procession
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
being two more than sixty
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Funeral from her late residence on Wednesday at two o’clock.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
a late time of life
From this reading On Monday, December 24, Margaret A., beloved wife of Stephen Lawrence, Rear Admiral, U. S. N., aged sixty-two years.
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