Chapter 11 of A Bookful of Girls is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of A Bookful of Girls is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge." "Hm! And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?" "Why shouldn't we?" Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Chapter 11 of A Bookful of Girls is here in full — 452 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."”
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
extremely
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
a special situation
From this reading “Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!”
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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 Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
a situation in which no progress can be made or no advancement is possible
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
a metric unit of length equal to 100 meters
From this reading "Hm!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
engage in
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
a condition requiring relief
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
superlative of “pretty” — pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
extremely
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why shouldn't we?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
a special situation
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was a deadlock--a thing quite shockingly out of place in a garden, and one's own particular garden at that!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading OLIVIA'S SUN-DIAL "It's all we need to make it the prettiest garden in Dunbridge."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading And why must we have the prettiest garden in Dunbridge?"
Chapter 11 of A Bookful of Girls by Anna Fuller holds 452 sentences, grouped into 91 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 11 holds 452 sentences of A Bookful of Girls, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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