Chapter 26 of A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MORE CLOUDS. Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her. 'You have got done? I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava. 'No, we must wait until we get home.
Chapter 26 of A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading “MORE CLOUDS.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
a short coat
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “'No, we must wait until we get home.”
In this reading “'No, we must wait until we get home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
plural of “cloud” — any collection of particles (e.g., smoke or dust) or gases that is visible
From this reading MORE CLOUDS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading 'You have got done?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
set up or found
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading 'You have got done?
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'You have got done?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
a short coat
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MORE CLOUDS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
not any; not one
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
possessive form of “stella” — United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose they don't bring you tea here?' said Vava.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
up to a particular time
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading 'No, we must wait until we get home.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vava meanwhile went to Stella's new office, and found her sister, with hat and jacket on, waiting for her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You have got done?
Chapter 26 of A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends by May Baldwin holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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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