Chapter 17 of The official chaperon is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The official chaperon is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS. FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair. “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated. “Have I been asleep?” “You certainly have,” admitted Janet laughing.
Chapter 17 of The official chaperon is here in full — 218 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
give a benediction to
From this reading ““Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
in a serious manner
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
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In this reading “FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.”
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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 FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading “You certainly have,” admitted Janet laughing.
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From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
in a state of sleep
From this reading “Have I been asleep?”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “Have I been asleep?”
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
give a benediction to
From this reading “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “You certainly have,” admitted Janet laughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
in a serious manner
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have I been asleep?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Have I been asleep?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “You certainly have,” admitted Janet laughing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS.
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS.
-ing form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Bless me, Cutie!” she ejaculated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OUT OF THE FRYING-PAN MRS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
(of plants) growing in small dense clumps or tufts
From this reading FORDYCE awoke from her nap to discover Janet earnestly regarding her from the depths of a big tufted arm-chair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You certainly have,” admitted Janet laughing.
Chapter 17 of The official chaperon by Natalie Sumner Lincoln holds 218 sentences, grouped into 44 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 17 holds 218 sentences of The official chaperon, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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