Chapter 16 of The official chaperon is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The official chaperon is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise. “Are you going to church, Augusta?” “No, I attended the morning services.” She ensconced herself in a chair near him. “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
Chapter 16 of The official chaperon is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading ““No, I attended the morning services.””
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading ““Are you going to church, Augusta?””
past form of “ensconce” — fix firmly
From this reading “She ensconced herself in a chair near him.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading ““Pauline told me that you wish to see me.””
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading “A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.”
a person who represents others
From this reading “A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading ““No, I attended the morning services.””
pull hard
From this reading “A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.”
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.
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In this reading “A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.”
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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 A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
playing or singing with instrumental or vocal accompaniment
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
past form of “ensconce” — fix firmly
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
the act of departing
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
set down according to a plan
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
a person who represents others
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
performance of duties or provision of space and equipment helpful to others
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She ensconced herself in a chair near him.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No, I attended the morning services.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
pull hard
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading A TUG OF WAR REPRESENTATIVE J. CALHOUN-COOPER laid down his pen and regarded his wife in some surprise.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “Pauline told me that you wish to see me.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Are you going to church, Augusta?”
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