Chapter 5 of What Katy Did is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of What Katy Did is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon. "Who on earth is Imogen Clark? I never heard the name before," replied her aunt. "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl! She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Chapter 5 of What Katy Did is here in full — 327 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
highest in quality
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
an educational institution
From this reading “She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.”
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading “INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.”
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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 She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
a young female
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
the act of departing
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
highest in quality
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
possessive form of “knight” — originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, the _loveliest_ girl!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading I never heard the name before," replied her aunt.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
an educational institution
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading INTIMATE FRIENDS "Aunt Izzie, may I ask Imogen Clark to spend the day here on Saturday?" cried Katy, bursting in one afternoon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
during the time that
From this reading She hasn't been going to Mrs. Knight's school but a little while, but we're the greatest friends.
which person or people
From this reading "Who on earth is Imogen Clark?
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