Chapter 19 of A Girl of High Adventure is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of A Girl of High Adventure is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ. But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily. She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people. There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary. It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
Chapter 19 of A Girl of High Adventure is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.”
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading “LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.”
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading “It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.”
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.”
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In this reading “There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.”
In this reading “She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.”
In this reading “There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.”
leave a vehicle, aircraft, etc.
In this reading “But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.”
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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 There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
a piece of furniture resembling a cupboard with doors and shelves and drawers; for storage or display
From this reading LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading LE CABINET DE BEAUTÉ.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
impressive in appearance
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
Identical; not different.
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
the quality of being simple or uncompounded
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading It was strong, it was brave, it had a sort of noble simplicity about it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading She was to have her _trials_ the same as other people.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But little Margot was not to get off quite so easily.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was not the slightest doubt whatsoever that Margot had a nature far above the ordinary.
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