Chapter 5 of A Bevy of Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Bevy of Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That is true." "They should have taken care of her." "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth. I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered. She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Chapter 5 of A Bevy of Girls is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
give expression to
From this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
leave undone or leave out
From this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"They should have taken care of her."”
In this reading “I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.”
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From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
give expression to
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That is true."
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
leave undone or leave out
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
having a determined will
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That is true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They should have taken care of her."
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "They do not know how to, Miss Aldworth.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "That is true."
precisely as stated
From this reading She is not very strong-minded herself, and she never knew how to command, how to order, how to force those girls to do their duty.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I cannot express to you the neglect that poor woman suffered.
Chapter 5 of A Bevy of Girls by L. T. Meade holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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