Chapter 18 of Vicky Van is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Vicky Van is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!" I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone. "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles. I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common. There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
Chapter 18 of Vicky Van is here in full — 275 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading “I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.”
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading “"You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"”
not similar
From this reading “There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “"You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.”
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading “PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.”
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
the two together, not just one
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
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From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
not similar
From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
the sound of laughing
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
above and across; more than
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
plural of “proof” — any factual evidence that helps to establish the truth of something
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
a special situation
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading I said, laughing, though the laugh choked in my throat, as I looked at Stone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There couldn't be two people more dissimilar."
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading I know both Mrs. Schuyler and Miss Van Allen, and they've nothing in common.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PROOFS AND MORE PROOFS "You are absolutely crazy!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, Fibsy, you're gone dotty over this thing, and you're running round in circles.
Chapter 18 of Vicky Van by Carolyn Wells holds 275 sentences, grouped into 55 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
Chapter 18 holds 275 sentences of Vicky Van, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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