Chapter 26 of Where There's a Will is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Where There's a Will is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring. Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny. "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door. "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow. Mr. Dick had turned white.
Chapter 26 of Where There's a Will is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading “"You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “Mr. Dick had turned white.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.”
enclose with a fence
From this reading “OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.”
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.”
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading “"You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
enjoying or affording comforting warmth and shelter especially in a small space
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Mr. Dick had turned white.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
enclose with a fence
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Dick had turned white.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Dick had turned white.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
above and across; more than
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mr. Dick had turned white.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading OVER THE FENCE IS OUT "WELL!" she said, and stood staring.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then she smiled--I guess our faces were funny.
a Caucasian
From this reading Mr. Dick had turned white.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading "May I come in?" she asked, and without waiting she came in and closed the door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You DO look cozy!" she said, and shook herself free of snow.
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