Chapter 9 of The Wit of Women Fourth Edition is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Wit of Women Fourth Edition is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HUMOROUS POEMS. I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor. THE FIRST NEEDLE. BY LUCRETIA P. HALE. "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
Chapter 9 of The Wit of Women Fourth Edition is here in full — 305 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading “I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.”
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading “BY LUCRETIA P. HALE.”
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading “HUMOROUS POEMS.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “"Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.”
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading “"Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.”
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading “THE FIRST NEEDLE.”
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading “HUMOROUS POEMS.”
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading “I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.”
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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 I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY LUCRETIA P. HALE.
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From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
a comic verse of irregular measure
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST NEEDLE.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)
From this reading BY LUCRETIA P. HALE.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
full of or characterized by humor
From this reading HUMOROUS POEMS.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
the creation of something in the mind
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BY LUCRETIA P. HALE.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
the leaf of a conifer
From this reading THE FIRST NEEDLE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading BY LUCRETIA P. HALE.
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading HUMOROUS POEMS.
plural of “rhyme” — correspondence in the sounds of two or more lines (especially final sounds)
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST NEEDLE.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I will next group a score of poems and doggerel rhymes with their various degrees of humor.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you heard the new invention, my dears, That a man has invented?" said she.
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