Chapter 1 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote. "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing. I wonder you didn't think of that. _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes! Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
Chapter 1 of The Very Small Person is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “"Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.”
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading “_I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!”
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading “_I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder you didn't think of that.”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.”
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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 "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
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From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
above and across; more than
From this reading Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anne is in raptures over the raspberry-bushes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
a special situation
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading _I'm_ thinking of it most of the time, and it takes away so much of the pleasure of the rose-garden and the raspberry-bushes!
precisely as stated
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Dear John," the letter began,--"It's all very well except one thing.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Miss Salome's face was gently frowning as she wrote.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wonder you didn't think of that.
Chapter 1 of The Very Small Person by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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.
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