Chapter 13 of A Girl in Ten Thousand is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of A Girl in Ten Thousand is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London. George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater. The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house. There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms. George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
Chapter 13 of A Girl in Ten Thousand is here in full — 183 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.”
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.”
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading “George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.”
causing dejection
From this reading “The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.”
temporary living quarters
From this reading “George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.”
held or filled or in use
From this reading “George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.”
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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 George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
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From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
plural of “bedroom” — a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
relatively low in price or charging low prices
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
causing dejection
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
temporary living quarters
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
held or filled or in use
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading George had taken lodgings for them in a cheap part of Bayswater.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading George occupied one--Effie and the girls another--Mrs. Staunton, the baby, and little Phil the third.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading There were a sitting room and three small bedrooms.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The rooms were high up in a dismal sort of house.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading In less than six weeks the Stauntons were settled in London.
Chapter 13 of A Girl in Ten Thousand by L. T. Meade holds 183 sentences, grouped into 37 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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