Chapter 38 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 38 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady. Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.” “Oh, poor daddy! And are you going to write to Miss Eve?” “Yes.”
Chapter 38 of The Pride of Eve is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.””
possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “And are you going to write to Miss Eve?””
ten 10s
From this reading “Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.””
the literary culture
From this reading “Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.””
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading “GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.”
produce a literary work
From this reading “Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.””
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being one hundred more than two hundred
In this reading “Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.””
be in line with; form a line along
In this reading “GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.”
your own wife
In this reading “GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.”
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading And are you going to write to Miss Eve?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
plural of “cause” — events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Oh, poor daddy!
possessive form of “daddy” — an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading And are you going to write to Miss Eve?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
the act of departing
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
ten 10s
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
the literary culture
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading And are you going to write to Miss Eve?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, poor daddy!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Oh, poor daddy!
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading GERTRUDE CANTERTON CAUSES AN ANTI-CLIMAX “Run along, old lady.
being nine more than seventy
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
produce a literary work
From this reading Daddy’s going to write three hundred and seventy-nine letters.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And are you going to write to Miss Eve?”
Chapter 38 of The Pride of Eve by Warwick Deeping holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 38 holds 135 sentences of The Pride of Eve, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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