Chapter 3 of Those Brewster Children is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Those Brewster Children is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly. "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!" "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp. "I don't like that story," objected Doris. "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
Chapter 3 of Those Brewster Children is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “"Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.”
demanding attention
From this reading “"You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “"You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.”
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading “"I don't like that story," objected Doris.”
past form of “prevaricate” — be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
From this reading “"I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.”
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “"Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.”
with eyes full of tears
From this reading “"Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"”
except if; if not
From this reading “"Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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be restored
In this reading “"Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.”
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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've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
(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 "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
demanding attention
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
past form of “prevaricate” — be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
with eyes full of tears
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I don't like that story," objected Doris.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've got a cold; I'm afraid," prevaricated Miss Tripp.
except if; if not
From this reading "Unless----" and her eyes brightened, "the prince came back.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been crying, Aunty Evelyn!" said Doris suddenly.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why-e! your eyes are all teary now!"
Chapter 3 of Those Brewster Children by Florence Morse Kingsley holds 463 sentences, grouped into 93 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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