Chapter 5 of A Girl in Spring-Time is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Girl in Spring-Time is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"With the brown hat? Yes, I know; I like her. She looks awfully sweet." Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response. "Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.
Chapter 5 of A Girl in Spring-Time is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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used as intensifiers
From this reading “She looks awfully sweet."”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “"With the brown hat?”
with firmness
From this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “She looks awfully sweet."”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
a result
From this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
giving satisfaction
From this reading “"Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.”
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
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In this reading “"Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.”
In this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
In this reading “"With the brown hat?”
In this reading “Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
used as intensifiers
From this reading She looks awfully sweet."
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading "With the brown hat?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
with firmness
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading "With the brown hat?
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Yes, I know; I like her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, I know; I like her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Yes, I know; I like her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Yes, I know; I like her.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading She looks awfully sweet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.
a result
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
giving satisfaction
From this reading "Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looks awfully sweet."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, yes! she's quite satisfactory.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She looks awfully sweet."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "With the brown hat?
past form of “twinkle” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Mildred nodded her head decisively, and her companion's eyes twinkled in response.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "With the brown hat?
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, I know; I like her.
Chapter 5 of A Girl in Spring-Time by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 5 holds 402 sentences of A Girl in Spring-Time, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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