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A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays
A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

By Amy Ella Blanchard • Curated US English Learning Edition
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THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.
"I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.
He said we could have one just like it."
"Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.
"We don't want to be copy-cats.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays

Chapter IX

Chapter 9 of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1
THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.
Line 2
"I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.
Line 3
He said we could have one just like it."
/hiː sed wiː kʊd hæv wʌn dʒʌst laɪk ɪt/
Line 4
"Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.
Line 5
"We don't want to be copy-cats.

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account noun US /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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ambition noun US /æmˈbɪʃən/

a cherished desire

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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belonged verb US /bɪˈlɔːŋd/

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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club noun US /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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Esther noun US /ˈestər/

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading “"I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.”

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excited adjective US /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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girls noun US /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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similar adjective US /ˈsɪmələr/

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

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Word partnerships in these lines

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most beautiful adverb + adjective

In this reading “"I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.”

12,963 times in 426,211 chapters
little girls adjective + noun counted as “little girl”

a youthful female person

In this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

51,659 times in 426,211 chapters
quite excited adverb + adjective

In this reading “THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.”

546 times in 426,211 chapters

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/

on the subject of; concerning

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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accountnounUS /əˈkaʊnt/

a record or narrative description of past events

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
ambitionnounUS /æmˈbɪʃən/

a cherished desire

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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Ann

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From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "We don't want to be copy-cats.

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beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/

delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
belongedverbUS /bɪˈlɔːŋd/

past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
clubnounUS /klʌb/

a team of professional baseball players who play and travel together

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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copy-cats

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From this reading "We don't want to be copy-cats.

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couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/

the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests

From this reading He said we could have one just like it."

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didn't

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From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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don't

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From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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Edna

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From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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Edna's

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From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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ELDERFLOWERS

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From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Pending verification
EsthernounUS /ˈestər/

(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
excitedadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtəd/

(of persons) excessively affected by emotion

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
fathernounUS /ˈfɑːðər/

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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friendsnounUS /frendz/

plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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GnounUS /dʒiː/

a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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girlsnounUS /ɡɜːrlz/

plural of “girl” — a young female

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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hepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

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inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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itpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Jetty's

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From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Pending verification
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/

and nothing more

From this reading He said we could have one just like it."

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
likeverbUS /laɪk/

prefer or wish to do something

From this reading He said we could have one just like it."

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littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/

limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
metverbUS /met/

inflected form of “meet” — come together

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mostadverbUS /moʊst/

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
OhnounUS /oʊ/

a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
oughtmodal verbUS /ɔːt/

used with “to” to say what is right or advisable

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
Overlea

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From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Pending verification
partynounUS /ˈpɑːrti/

an organization to gain political power

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
putverbUS /pʊt/

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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quiteadverbUS /kwaɪt/

to a degree (not used with a negative)

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
RnounUS /ɑːr/

a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
Reba

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From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Pending verification
saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
scornfullyadverb

without respect; in a disdainful manner

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
similaradjectiveUS /ˈsɪmələr/

marked by correspondence or resemblance

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

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THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
toldverbUS /toʊld/

inflected form of “tell” — express in words

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wantverbUS /wɑːnt/

feel or have a desire for; want strongly

From this reading "Oh, we don't want to do that," put in Esther Ann scornfully.

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
wepronounUS /wiː/

the speaker together with one or more other people

From this reading He said we could have one just like it."

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whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading "I told my father about it," said Reba to Edna when they met at Jetty's party, "and he thought it was a most beautiful club, didn't he, Esther Ann, and he ought to know.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading THE ELDERFLOWERS Edna's account of the G. R. club, to which she and most of her friends belonged, had quite excited the ambition of the little girls at Overlea to have a similar one.

Velmora grammar entry · CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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Vocabulary met early in A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays

Words and structures a reader meets early in A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.

Little
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
School
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Girl's
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.
Summer
A word that appears in the opening chapter of A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays; the reader can tap it to hear it and see its dictionary entry.