Chapter 4 of A Dixie School Girl is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Dixie School Girl is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground! I never saw anything like the way he ran." "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly. "You!" asked Beverly in surprise. Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
Chapter 4 of A Dixie School Girl is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading “DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!”
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading “DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.”
in a statistically significant way
From this reading “"No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “"You!" asked Beverly in surprise.”
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading “Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
(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 DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
any thing at all
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
any member of Athapaskan tribes that migrated to the southwestern desert (from Arizona to Texas and south into Mexico); fought a losing battle from 1861 to 1886 with the United States and were resettled in Oklahoma
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You!" asked Beverly in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You!" asked Beverly in surprise.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
separated into parts or pieces
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
the act of departing
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You!" asked Beverly in surprise.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
and nothing more
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
above and across; more than
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
in a statistically significant way
From this reading "No, neither have _I_," replied Mrs. Ashby significantly.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "You!" asked Beverly in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
past form of “twitch” — make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
From this reading Mrs. Ashby nodded though her lips twitched.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I never saw anything like the way he ran."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
an affirmative
From this reading DIVIDED WAYS "Yes, I just forgot all about it, for of course I wasn't going to let the boys run me to death, and oh, mother, Apache can get over the ground!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!" asked Beverly in surprise.
Chapter 4 of A Dixie School Girl by Gabrielle E. (Gabrielle Emilie) Jackson holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 4 holds 139 sentences of A Dixie School Girl, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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