Chapter 22 of The Slowcoach is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Slowcoach is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END They had a very solemn tea. Everyone was depressed and mortified. "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?" Janet said several times. "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
Chapter 22 of The Slowcoach is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
lower than previously
From this reading “Everyone was depressed and mortified.”
every person
From this reading “Everyone was depressed and mortified.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"”
suffering from tissue death
From this reading “Everyone was depressed and mortified.”
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading “Janet said several times.”
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading “THE END They had a very solemn tea.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “THE END They had a very solemn tea.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “Janet said several times.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE END They had a very solemn tea.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
lower than previously
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
every person
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Janet said several times.
suffering from tissue death
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not," said Mrs. Avory.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Janet said several times.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Janet said several times.
dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading Janet said several times.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE END They had a very solemn tea.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Everyone was depressed and mortified.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We couldn't help it, could we, mother?"
Chapter 22 of The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 22 holds 74 sentences of The Slowcoach, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of The Slowcoach by E. V. (Edward Verrall) Lucas exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 74 sentences, grouped into 15 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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