Chapter 22 of The School Queens is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The School Queens is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TILDY'S MESSAGE. Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night. Bo-peep was his own delightful self. His jokes were really too good for anything! She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
Chapter 22 of The School Queens is here in full — 369 sentences across 74 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “Bo-peep was his own delightful self.”
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “His jokes were really too good for anything!”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.”
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “Bo-peep was his own delightful self.”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.”
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
any thing at all
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
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From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
at any time
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
plural of “joke” — a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading TILDY'S MESSAGE.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
deeply or completely
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TILDY'S MESSAGE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bo-peep was his own delightful self.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His jokes were really too good for anything!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing ever kept Mrs. Martin awake; and, notwithstanding her anxiety with regard to Maggie, she slept soundly that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She regarded him as the wittiest man of her acquaintance.
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