Chapter 19 of The old house in the city is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The old house in the city is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE VI. "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother. "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!" "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson. "And I have nothing but disappointment for you."
Chapter 19 of The old house in the city is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “"Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “"And I have nothing but disappointment for you."”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “"LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.”
come together
From this reading “"LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “"LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.”
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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 "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
any thing at all
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "And I have nothing but disappointment for you."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
dearly loved
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading "And I have nothing but disappointment for you."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "And I have nothing but disappointment for you."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
immediately past
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE VI.
come together
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "And I have nothing but disappointment for you."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading LITTLE VI.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Josie, my dear little Josie, I am sorry I said anything to you of my secret, if it has agitated you like this," said Leveson.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "LEVESON!" and with a cry of joy Josie sprang to meet her brother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how glad I am that you have come at last!"
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