Chapter 15 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KITTY. Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas. Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you. Where is it? LAURA.
Chapter 15 of The White Christmas and other Merry is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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according with custom or propriety
From this reading “Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “KITTY.”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.”
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading “Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.”
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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 Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Where is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
and nothing more
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading KITTY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAURA.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
United States writer and poet (1905-1989)
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Warren had just given it to me as a present, and as it wasn't becoming to me so I gave it to you.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where is it?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Yes, the one I gave you for Christmas.
Chapter 15 of The White Christmas and other Merry by Walter Ben Hare holds 392 sentences, grouped into 79 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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