Chapter 10 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle. That good soul looked interested but dubious. "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded. "No," said Greg smiling. "That's all right, then.
Chapter 10 of The Owl Taxi is here in full — 604 sentences across 121 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “"Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.”
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.”
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading “That good soul looked interested but dubious.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.”
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading “That good soul looked interested but dubious.”
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading “"Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.”
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In this reading “AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "That's all right, then.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," said Greg smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
of the present time and place
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
an instinctive motive
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Greg smiling.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
(used in the plural) underpants worn by women
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "That's all right, then.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Greg smiling.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "No," said Greg smiling.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That good soul looked interested but dubious.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's all right, then.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "That's all right, then.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AMY'S STORY Greg's immediate impulse was to confide in Bessie Bickle.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will she have her boy's pants on?" she demanded.
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