Chapter 10 of The Tower Rooms is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Tower Rooms is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS. McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day. Julia brought me a message early in the morning. “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door. ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Chapter 10 of The Tower Rooms is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Julia brought me a message early in the morning.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.”
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading “‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Julia brought me a message early in the morning.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading ““She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.”
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading “I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.”
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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 “McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.”
In this reading “Julia brought me a message early in the 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 Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
(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 McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
plural of “meal” — the food served and eaten at one time
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Julia brought me a message early in the morning.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Persons who steal from a person or place, especially using violence or threats.
From this reading I HEAR OF ROBBERS MRS.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
large heavily built goat antelope of eastern Himalayan area
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading McNAB kept to the Tower rooms all next day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
at the time that
From this reading “She put her head out at me when I did be sweepin’ the landin’ outside her door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘Let you be tellin’ Miss Earle I’d like to see her up here,’ says she: ‘an’ I’ll be takin’ all me meals here to-day,’ she says.
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