Chapter 29 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning. "I think you oughtn't to be away long. She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter. She says she doesn't count the post-card. But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
Chapter 29 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.”
determine the number or amount of
From this reading “She says she doesn't count the post-card.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.”
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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 She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
determine the number or amount of
From this reading She says she doesn't count the post-card.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She says she doesn't count the post-card.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
not any; not one
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
and nothing more
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She says she doesn't count the post-card.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading She says she doesn't count the post-card.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading She is surprised to have only a 'safe arrival' telegram from you and no letter.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Grandma is not so well to-day," said Emmie's letter the next morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think you oughtn't to be away long.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she does, and I think you'd better not send her another."
Chapter 29 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments by Elizabeth Robins holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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