Chapter 22 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WORDS. "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word. It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended." "Words are things!" said I, smiling. "Very light things!
Chapter 22 of Trials and Confessions of a Housekeeper is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading “"THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.”
being nothing more than specified
From this reading “"THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “"THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"Words are things!" said I, smiling.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “"THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.”
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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 "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Words are things!" said I, smiling.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
devoid of good sense or judgment
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
be the source of pain
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Words are things!" said I, smiling.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Very light things!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
being nothing more than specified
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "Words are things!" said I, smiling.
a person, without saying who
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It's a little hard that people can't open their lips but somebody is offended."
a special situation
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Words are things!" said I, smiling.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very light things!
in a hearty manner
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "THE foolish thing!" said my aunt Rachel, speaking warmly, "to get hurt at a mere word.
the words that are spoken
From this reading WORDS.
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