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Chapter 1 of A Bevy of Girls is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade. ________________________________________________________________________ A BEVY OF GIRLS, BY L.T. MEADE. CHAPTER ONE. THE DEPARTURE. The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
Chapter 1 of A Bevy of Girls is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large gathering of people of a particular type
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading “The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.”
the act of departing
From this reading “THE DEPARTURE.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
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English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
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a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.”
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In this reading “The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
a large gathering of people of a particular type
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showing who or what does the action
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a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
come together as in a cluster or flock
From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
the act of departing
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
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English economist noted for his studies of international trade and finance (1907-1995)
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fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The girls stood in a cluster round Miss Aldworth.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading A Bevy of Girls, by L.T. Meade.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DEPARTURE.
Chapter 1 of A Bevy of Girls by L. T. Meade holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 1 holds 406 sentences of A Bevy of Girls, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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